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The Department of Registrar of Companies this week said that annual fees for companies registered with it are abolished from 2024 onwards, however, annual fees for the years 2011-2023 continue to ...

Minister of Labour Yiannis Panayiotou said this week that proficiency in Greek will play a pivotal role in the approval of renewed work permits and for new foreign applicants. Acknowledging ...

The Swiss National Bank cut its main interest rate by 25 basis points to 1.50 per cent on Thursday, a surprise move which made it the first major central bank to dial ...

Norway’s central bank kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged at a 16-year high of 4.50 per cent on Thursday, as unanimously expected by analysts, and signalled it plans a single ...

The Cyprus Stock Exchange (CSE) on Thursday announced the introduction of 25,000 new government bonds by the Republic of Cyprus. Specifically, the CSE confirmed its acceptance of the introduction of 25,000 Government ...

The Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) on Thursday reported that a total of 16 bounced cheques, worth €19,388 overall, were issued in February. This resulted in 9 individuals (7 legal entities and 2 natural persons) ...

British house prices fell by 0.6 per cent on an annual basis in January, after a revised 2.2 per cent decrease in December, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said. Wednesday’s ...

Reddit and its bankers are guiding that they could price the social media platform’s initial public offering (IPO) at the top of the indicated range or above, according to ...

Cyprus-based Infocredit Group, a firm specialising in business intelligence and regulatory technology (RegTech) solutions, this week announced a comprehensive rebranding and a website redesign, with a focus on an improved ...

The flow of tourists travelling from Israel to Cyprus is expected to be restored to last year’s levels within the next month, Association of Cyprus Travel Agents (Acta) chairman ...

The Cyprus Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Keve) announced this week that it will host a Business Forum on March 27, as part of the official visit of the President of ...

Saudi Arabia’s government plans to create a fund of about $40 billion to invest in artificial intelligence, the New York Times reported on Tuesday, citing three people briefed on the ...

The United States is pressing Austria’s Raiffeisen Bank International, the biggest Western bank in Russia, to drop plans to buy a 1.5 billion euro ($1.6 billion) industrial stake of a Russian ...

Cyprus’ Finance Minister Makis Keravnos on Wednesday met with the president and members of the board of directors of Eurobank Holdings, during which he underscored the significance of attracting foreign ...

Oil prices edged lower on Wednesday after hitting multi-month highs in the previous session, as investors braced for the US Federal Reserve’s interest rate policy announcement later in the ...

Cyprus’ Construction Materials Index experienced a decrease of 2.23 per cent during the first two months of 2024, when compared to the same bimonthly period from the previous year, reflecting a moderation ...

The Commissioner for State Aid Control Stella Michaelides on Wednesday published her decision on a scheme for Small and Medium Size Enterprises (SMEs), titled “Circular Economy Project in Small and ...

Federal Reserve officials left their policy meeting in late January in search of “greater confidence” that inflation was on a sustainable downward path, a notably squishy standard they set for ...

A regular visitor from Sweden has been honoured with the title of ‘Tourism Ambassador of Ayia Napa’, in recognition of his 25th visit to the popular Cypriot resort town. According ...

Today’s businesses are on a mission to create the perfect workplace culture, aiming to make work more engaging and fun. But as they prioritise vibes and cultural fit, it’...

Kition Ocean Holdings recently held its annual “Kition Volunteer Blood Donation Day” at its facilities located at the Larnaca Port Passenger Terminal. This event marked the second consecutive year of ...

Cyprus has seen a 5.4 per cent increase in hourly labour costs, referred to as the total cost, during the fourth quarter of 2023, compared to the corresponding period in 2022, according to ...

Unilever (ULVR.L) said on Tuesday it would spin off its ice cream unit, home to popular brands such as Magnum and Ben & Jerry’s, into a standalone business ...

NatWest (NWG.L) will seek shareholder approval to buy back up to 15 per cent of its stock from the UK government, it said on Monday, as part of efforts to ...