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The governor of the Central Bank of Cyprus, Constantinos Herodotou, expressed optimism that with appropriate actions, prudence, and rationality, the country’s economy and banking system can successfully manage the ...

The Cyprus Statistical Service (Cystat) this week reported a significant increase in the weight of products transported by road within Cyprus, as well as to and from Cyprus, in 2022. The ...

Middle East companies raised nearly 16 per cent of the total proceeds from initial public offerings (IPOs) globally in the first quarter, as the region’s momentum from a blockbuster 2022 continued, ...

British engine maker Rolls-Royce (RR.L) said it performed as expected in the first part of the year, with flying hours recovering, and steps taken by its new CEO to ...

Japan’s Honda Motor Co (7267.T) on Thursday forecast a 19.1 per cent rise in operating profit for this business year, after it missed analysts’ estimates in the fourth quarter. Japan’...

Turkey’s economy is bracing for a “lost year” no matter who wins landmark elections on Sunday, political insiders say, even if the opposition pledges to tear down President Tayyip ...

The Bank of England raised its key interest rate by a quarter of a percentage point to 4.5% on Thursday, taking borrowing costs to their highest since 2008 with its 12th consecutive ...

Walt Disney Co (DIS.N) Chief Executive Bob Iger on Wednesday accused Florida politicians of retaliating against the company and questioned the state’s interest in the entertainment conglomerate’s ...

A “fire hose” of differing regulatory approaches to cryptoassets lack the global consensus needed to attract established investors that would create a maturer market, a conference was told on Wednesday. ...

Turkey has deferred payment to Russia of a $600 million natural gas bill to 2024, two sources said on Wednesday, the first such postponement under a deal announced last week that underlines ...

It wasn’t the March 10 collapse of Silicon Valley Bank that prompted Carissa Rodeheaver, head of a community bank tucked in the mountains of western Maryland, to rethink strategy. That ...

PwC Cyprus on Wednesday announced that it once again recognised the excellence of its trainee accountants, rewarding their significant distinctions in international exams by the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (...

PayPal Holdings’ (PYPL.O) stock slumped 12 per cent on Tuesday, on track for its lowest close in almost six years, after the payments company cut the outlook for its annual ...

French retailer Carrefour (CARR.PA) on Tuesday said it plans to open about 100 more stores in Israel between now and the end of 2024, having just opened 50 stores in the country. ...

Alphabet Inc’s (GOOGL.O) Google on Wednesday is expected to unveil more artificial intelligence in its products to answer the latest competition from Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O), which has ...

Toyota Motor Corp (7203.T) on Wednesday said it expects operating profit to climb 10 per cent this business year, with a five-fold jump in pure electric vehicle (EV) sales amid an ...

Some of Britain’s top finance executives, fearful London is losing out to New York and rival European cities, are pressing the government to broaden an array of reforms aimed ...

Twitter Inc Chief Executive Elon Musk on Tuesday revealed details about new features including adding calls and encrypted messaging coming to the platform. Last year, Musk flagged plans for “Twitter 2.0 ...

Egypt’s annual urban consumer inflation in April slowed to 30.6 per cent from 32.7 per cent in March, data from the state statistics agency CAPMAS showed on Wednesday, lower than analysts ...

US small business confidence fell to more than a 10-year low in April on worries about the near-term economic outlook and persistent worker shortages, but there were few signs that ...

Alpha Bank Cyprus on Tuesday announced a new deposit interest rate for private accounts over €50,000 that reaches up to 2.10 per cent. In their official announcement, the bank stated that private ...

The Research and Innovation Foundation’s (IDEK) Central Knowledge Transfer Office (CKTO) this week announced that it has started officially accepting applications from interested parties. “We encourage everyone who has ...

Amazon.com (AMZN.O) is offering customers $10 to pick up a purchase rather than have it shipped to a home address, as the e-commerce giant joins other retailers in racing ...

Sam Bankman-Fried, who has long denied stealing from customers of his FTX cryptocurrency exchange, on Monday said prosecutors charged him with “troubling” haste and asked a US judge to throw ...