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It only took 24 hours last month for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government in India – the world’s second-largest producer of wheat – to shelve its plans to “feed the world”. ...

Russia looked set for its first sovereign default in decades as some bondholders said they had not received overdue interest on Monday following the expiry of a key payment deadline ...

Microsoft announced this week a collaborative initiative with the World Bank to help bridge the disability divide through the use of digital technologies. According to a report by the World ...

Earlier this year, MUFG Investor Services, the asset servicing arm of one of the largest global banks in terms of assets, announced its intention of setting up a new operational ...

Lebanese caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati was designated premier again on Thursday, facing the challenge of forming a new government as the country’s devastating financial crisis festers. Mikati’s ...

The Institute of Certified Public Accountants (Selk) on Thursday submitted a six-part plan to further develop the Cypriot economy and businesses. “Maintaining the strength of our economy does not depend ...

India is providing safety certification for dozens of ships managed by a Dubai subsidiary of top Russian shipping group Sovcomflot, official data showed, enabling oil exports to India and elsewhere ...

The Cyprus economy and competitiveness council on Wednesday recommended the establishment of a new deputy ministry for the environment and sustainability. The recommendation for the creation of a new deputy ...

Drivers around the world are feeling pain at the pump with fuel prices soaring, and costs are surging for heating buildings, power generation and industrial production. Prices were already elevated ...

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) on Tuesday said that the aviation industry’s sustainability efforts need to be further supported through extensive incentive schemes. The incentives, the association explained, ...

Shipping companies are transforming rust buckets into gold mines in a modern-day alchemy that could fuel already rampant inflation for years to come. The disruption to world trade caused by ...

The Cyprus Chamber of Commerce and Industry on Monday announced that the UCLan Cyprus University has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Cyprus Commercial Representatives Association (CCRA). The ...

The world’s biggest gambling hub Macau began its second day of mass COVID-19 testing on Monday after dozens of locally transmitted cases were discovered over the weekend, with most ...

Oil prices edged lower on Monday, reversing earlier gains, as concerns about slowing global economic growth and fuel demand outweighed worries about tightening supplies. Brent crude futures slipped 3 cents to $113.09 ...

The European Central Bank should limit the rise in borrowing costs of more indebted euro zone members but will not solve their debt issues or let budget concerns dictate monetary ...

Strikes and staff shortages are forcing airlines to cancel thousands of flights and causing hours-long queues at major airports, dashing hopes of a sizzling first summer after COVID lockdowns. Here’...

By Michalis Sarris The policy response of Governments and Central Banks to the pandemic was massive and unprecedented. In the USA, the Federal Reserve Bank put out $3 trillion in high-powered ...

The World Trade Organization agreed the first change to global trading rules in years on Friday as well as a deal to boost the supply of COVID-19 vaccines in a ...

Limassol Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Evel) president Andreas Tsouloftas on Thursday expressed optimism about Limassol’s prospects, despite the challenges posed by high inflation and the war in Ukraine. ...

Russia has torpedoed a Western-backed proposal to discuss whether its diamonds are funding war ahead of an international conflict diamond meeting in Botswana, letters seen by Reuters show. The rift ...

Minister of Energy, Commerce and Industry Natasa Pilides on Wednesday said that Cyprus is in favour of exploiting regional gas reserves in a sensible, effective and legal way. “As we ...

The S&P 500 index, the most closely followed benchmark for US equities on Wall Street, has slid this year as inflation jumped to its highest rate in 40-years. On ...

Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos on Tuesday told attendees at the Flight Safety Foundation conference that Cyprus’ first quarter international arrivals almost reached 80 per cent of those in 2019. The conference examined ...

Google parent Alphabet (GOOGL.O) has offered to let rival ad intermediaries place ads on YouTube to address a crucial part of an EU antitrust investigation that could pave the ...