#business

Limassol’s share of the 2025-2027 state budget has drawn the ire of the Limassol Chamber of Commerce & Industry (Evel), which called for action to address traffic, infrastructure, and ...

Capital Intelligence Ratings has upgraded Hellenic Bank’s foreign currency long-term rating to “BBB-” from “BB”, citing significant improvements in financial stability and capitalisation. This took place on the same ...

CyRIC and bialoom, two Cypriot organisations, are contributing to the PhotonMed project, a major initiative in healthcare innovation, according to an official announcement. PhotonMed is a €32 million international project aimed ...

The Cyprus Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Keve) on Monday announced the appointment of Philokypros Rousounides as its new secretary general. The chamber said that Rousounides will assume his duties ...

The Bank of England looks set to keep interest rates on hold this week as it moves more slowly to cut borrowing costs than central banks in Europe and the ...

The threat of soaring government debt supply destabilising financial markets has intensified, according to the world’s top central banking advisory body, as it urged policymakers to act swiftly to ...

President-elect Donald Trump could be the “president of this AI generation” as he will take office at a time when critical infrastructure to developing artificial general intelligence (AGI) is built ...

Alphabet’s (GOOGL.O) Google, along with TPG Rise Climate and other investors, is backing clean energy developer Intersect Power as part more than $800 million funding round, the company has ...

Here are the top business stories in Cyprus from the week starting December 9: The European Union’s Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA), taking effect on January 17, 2025, will impose tougher cybersecurity ...

Global airline body IATA is expecting an industry-wide 2025 revenue of more than a trillion dollars and record passenger numbers, despite what its chief Willie Walsh said were “unacceptable” difficulties in ...

Policymakers aiming to recommend safeguards for artificial intelligence are facing a formidable challenge: science that is still evolving. AI developers themselves are grappling with how to prevent abuse of novel ...

Europe’s Airbus (AIR.PA), Thales (TCFP.PA), and Leonardo (LDOF.MI), are exploring plans to set up a new joint space company as they look to compete with Elon ...

The Bank of Cyprus on Friday announced that it has “swiftly reacted to the European Central Bank’s (ECB) latest decision to cut interest rates,” announcing a reduction in the ...

S&P Global Ratings this week downgraded chipmaker Intel Corp’s (INTC.O) credit rating to ‘BBB’ from ‘BBB+’, on slow business recovery and uncertainty following management changes. The ...

London’s Canary Wharf district will borrow 610 million pounds ($777 million) from US investment giant Apollo (APO.N) to repay bonds due over the next two years, raising its funding costs ...

General Motors (GM.N) announced that it will end robotaxi development at its majority-owned, money-losing Cruise business, a blow to the ambitions of the largest US automaker which had made ...

All new buildings across the European Union must achieve zero emissions by 2030, while public buildings face an even tighter deadline of 2028. This ambitious plan forms part of the EU’s ...

More than 800 students from schools across Cyprus participated in a series of lectures and talks organised by the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC), aimed at enhancing financial literacy among ...

The Bank of Cyprus on Friday announced that it has “swiftly reacted to the European Central Bank’s (ECB) latest decision to cut interest rates,” announcing a reduction in the ...

Cyprus unveiled an ambitious aviation strategy during an event held on Thursday by the Mediterranean Flight Safety Foundation (FSF-MED) in Nicosia. At the event, Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades outlined plans ...

President Nikos Christodoulides presented a roadmap for economic growth and resilience during his address at the Cyprus Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Keve) annual general meeting in Nicosia on Thursday ...

S&P Global Ratings has upgraded the long-term issuer credit rating of Freedom Finance Europe Ltd., which operates under the Freedom24 brand, from ‘B’ to ‘B+’. According to the ...

CEO and co-founder of Ask Wire, Pavlos Loizou, is transforming real estate analytics in Cyprus and Greece with over 20 years of experience in valuation, asset management and strategy. Through tools ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Thursday reiterated the government’s commitment to bolstering Cyprus’ construction and real estate sectors. Christodoulides’ comments were delivered during his speech at the annual general assembly ...