#CENTRAL BANK

By Andreas Charalambous and Omiros Pissarides Over the last 15 years, particularly after the financial crisis of 2008, the role of central banks (CBs) in developed economies has expanded and become even ...

The north’s central bank posted a 5.3 billion TL (€147.5m) profit in 2023, a more than fourfold Turkish Lira-value increase on the previous year. In terms of euro value, given that ...

Christodoulos Patsalides was sworn in as Central Bank governor in a ceremony at the presidential palace on Tuesday morning. Patsalides was sworn in by President Nikos Christodoulides and described his ...

The District Court of Nicosia dismissed a case brought against the Bank of Cyprus, the Central Bank and the Republic of Cyprus for the haircut on deposits during the financial ...

Despite dire warnings from the government and the Central Bank, MPs on Monday decided to send on to the House plenum for a vote four legislative proposals amending the foreclosures ...

The Central Bank of Cyprus has maintained its growth forecast at 2.6 per cent, citing positive developments which have mitigated the fallout from the sanctions imposed on Russia. The Central Bank ...

Labour ministry officials were at the Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) building on Wednesday after air quality readings were flagged as higher than they should be, with staff given the ...

Sanctions imposed on Russia and Russian citizens so far will not significantly impact the Cypriot economy as its banks have very satisfactory levels of capital and one of the best ...

Finance Minister Makis Keravnos met on Friday with Central Bank Governor Constantinos Herodotou to discuss issues in the banking system, a day after he had met with the heads of ...

MPs on Tuesday urged the government to do something about rising interest rates, particularly to shield vulnerable borrowers and prevent bad loans from proliferating – although none had a clear idea ...

The banking system in Cyprus is resilient and will continue to support the real economy, the Central Bank assured President Nicos Christodoulides on Monday. Christodoulides and Central Bank chief Constantinos ...

There is a correlation between financial literacy and financial stability, according to experts taking part at the International Conference on Financial Literacy and Education in Cyprus organised by the Central ...

Cypriot bonds held by the Eurosystem in the context of the Public Sector Purchases Programme (PSPP) and the Pandemic Emergency Purchases Programme (PEPP) exceeded €7 billion in January 2023. On the basis ...

Cyprus’ GDP is estimated to have reached a growth rate of 5.8 per cent for 2022, according to a report released on Friday by the Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC). However, in ...

President of the European Central Bank (ECB), Christine Lagarde, will be in Cyprus next month. This will be her second visit to the island this year. This time the President ...

The Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) has issued a call for tenders for a project to digitally verify the data of bank clients. The successful bidder will get the contract ...

By Gregoris Savva Debt restructurings in Cyprus declined to €545 million in the first half of 2022, with loan renegotiations slowing down following a record 2021 due to the Covid-19 pandemic, and as ...

The Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) sent out a warning on Wednesday to the public against using a Limassol-based credit institution identified as Sabax Bank, noting that it does not ...

Cyprus’ Central Bank (CBC) governor, Constantinos Herodotou on Friday projected that an expected rise in interest rates by the European Central Bank (ECB) would be manageable. Herodotou’s comments came ...

The magnitude of the impact on the Cyprus economy from the war in Ukraine will depend on the duration of hostilities, and sanctions against Russia, Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) ...

Cyprus’ revenues from ship management rose to €516 million during the second half of 2021, corresponding to 4.2 per cent of Cyprus’ GDP in terms of turnover, according to the Central Bank of ...

President of the European Central Bank (ECB) Christine Lagarde will be in Cyprus next week following an invitation from Central Bank Governor Constantinos Herodotou, it was announced on Saturday as ...

President Nicos Anastasiades has given instructions for opening a bank account within the Central Bank of Cyprus for the public to donate to the people of Ukraine, the office of ...

Loan restructurings in the Cypriot banking system edged close to €2 billion in the first ten months of 2021, marking the highest figure according to Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) records which ...