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New diesel car registrations in the European Union have fallen by 67 per cent over the past decade, while battery-only electric vehicles now account for 13.9 per cent of new sales, according ...

The Cyprus Computer Society and the Council of European Professional Informatics Societies will hold a conference in Nicosia on March 3, aimed at strengthening career guidance for girls in information technology ...

Cyprus’ housing market is entering a new phase, with Build-to-Rent and structured student accommodation emerging as potential tools to ease pressure on young people, according to Elena Orfanidou and Dimitris ...

British businesses have extended their early 2026 rebound into a second month, but jobs are still being sharply cut among services firms partly as a result of higher taxes imposed on ...

The Cyprus Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Keve), acting as the coordinator of Enterprise Europe Network Cyprus on the island, has announced that local businesses can now join a targeted ...

The subsea optoelectronics network equipment market reached $337 million during the third quarter of 2025, rising 32.5 per cent from the previous quarter, according to market intelligence firm Omdia. According to the company’...

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) and the Spanish Airline Association (ALA) have called for an annual 4.9 per cent reduction in Spanish airport charges, excluding inflation, over the 2027-2031 regulatory ...

Cyprus and Serbia have agreed to sign a Memorandum of Cooperation in tourism in the coming months, with the Republic of Cyprus participating as the honoured country for the first ...

The Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) has announced that it will survey citizens across the island on savings and investment issues ahead of a public dialogue event in March. The ...

Seasonally adjusted production in construction increased by 0.9 per cent in the euro area and by 1.2 per cent in the EU in December 2025, compared with November 2025, according to Eurostat. In November 2025, ...

The Enterprise Europe Network Cyprus is inviting local businesses to attend a specialised online workshop on February 26, 2026, which focuses on risk mitigation strategies for small and medium enterprises operating in ...

The Cyprus Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Keve) and Visa have announced that they will hold an information event in Nicosia titled ‘Cyprus Tourism Trends – Through the Lens of Visa‘. ...

Southeast Asia’s smartphone shipments reached 100 million units in 2025, representing a 1 per cent year-on-year decline, as softer performance in the first three quarters weighed on the overall market, according to ...

The European Union achieved a total trade surplus of €28.4 billion during the final quarter of 2025 as the value of goods exported to non-EU nations continued to outpace imports, according to ...

The EU is generally perceived as lacking the necessary flexibility to adapt to rapidly changing conditions in a timely manner, due to its complex political system and lengthy decision‑making ...

During the administrations of the governments of Nicos Anastasiades and Nikos Christodoulides praise has been heaped on the economic performance of Cyprus by referring to statistics on its relatively rapid ...

By Kyriacos Lambrias and Nektarios Michail In what follows, we offer our view on what the main economic challenges in the world economy are in the coming year. It is ...

As American and European policymakers know well, global currency dominance and exchange rate movement are different things. But there’s a decent argument that Europe’s push to widen euro ...

Here are the top business stories in Cyprus from the week starting February 16 : The Cyprus Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Keve), in partnership with the Eratosthenes Centre of Excellence, will ...

Bank of England interest rate-setter Catherine Mann said British inflation data published this week represented “good numbers” although there was not as much improvement in the underlying figures as the ...

The European Banking Authority (EBA) has issued an opinion advising national competent authorities under PSD2 on what steps to take when the transition period linked to its No-Action Letter of ...

Laid-off and sidelined by last year’s production slowdown, Hollywood visual‑effects veteran Michael Eng discovered a gap in his resume while perusing job listings in Los Angeles — experience in ...

Cyprus business & economy wrap-up from the day before Cyta chief operating officer Nicos Stylianou on Friday outlined the organisation’s True Value assessment and its broader contribution to the ...

Cyprus-linked shipping company Safe Bulkers reported resilient profitability and stronger liquidity in 2025, navigating a volatile dry bulk market shaped by geopolitical disruption and shifting trade flows. NYSE-listed company, controlled by ...