Kyriacos Nicolaou

The Foreign Exchange (Forex) market is a critical pillar of global finance, but its accessibility to retail investors has created a confusing landscape.  For many Cypriots seeking to understand online ...

Europe has no shortage of gifted founders, curious researchers and determined innovators, even as the continent wrestles with how to close its innovation gap and sharpen its competitive edge. This ...

The EIT Innovation Awards 2025 open today at the Budapest Congress Centre, marking the start of a full day dedicated to celebrating Europe’s brightest innovators. The event brings together leading ...

For many, the word ‘forex‘ evokes images seen on social media: luxury cars, quick fortunes, and charismatic influencers touting guaranteed trading success. This high-octane portrayal, focused on rapid wins and ...

Seasonally adjusted production in construction decreased by 0.5 per cent in the euro area in September 2025 compared with August 2025, while it remained stable in the EU, according to Eurostat. In the ...

Market intelligence firm IDC unveiled its top technology predictions for 2026 to 2030 at the IDC FutureScape 2026 event in Singapore earlier this month, outlining how Asia Pacific is shifting from the AI ...

Big tech firms are now locked in what analysts call the next platform war, centred on AI agents and partner ecosystems, according to a piece of analysis from Omdia.  Hyperscalers ...

Household final consumption expenditure in the EU, when corrected for inflation, grew by 1.5 per cent in 2024 compared with 2023, according to Eurostat. This increase was stronger than in 2023, when the growth ...

Cyprus business & economy wrap-up from the day before President Nikos Christodoulides on Friday addressed the BusinessEurope Council of Presidents in Nicosia, stressing that the Cyprus Presidency of the Council ...

The Open University of Cyprus took part in and supported one of the most advanced and realistic international cybersecurity exercises, Crossed Swords 2025, through its Cybersecurity and Telecommunications Research Laboratory, known ...

Tourism must deliver tangible benefits across local communities, Deputy Minister of Tourism Kostas Koumis said on Friday. He added that the government is “continuing this year to support the promotion ...

The Paphos regional tourism board (Etap) this week took part in the partner meeting of the European project ‘MED-Routes – Promotion of Eco-Itineraries within European Cultural Routes’, according to an announcement ...

Port operator DP World Limassol on Friday announced that it recently organised a beach & ocean clean-up day in Limassol’s Dasoudi area. According to the company, this was “part ...

Startups4Peace (Su4P) marked its 10th anniversary with a strong presence at Slush 2025, the world’s leading startup event held in Helsinki, showcasing Cypriot entrepreneurial talent on the global ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Friday addressed the BusinessEurope Council of Presidents in Nicosia, stressing that the Cyprus Presidency of the Council of the EU, commencing in January 2026, will be guided ...

The Research and Innovation Foundation (RIF) led a robust Cypriot delegation of 14 startups to Slush 2025, an annual founder-focused startup event held in Helsinki. The foundation said that this helped to ...

Three Cypriot robotics teams from the primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary levels are preparing to travel to Singapore to represent Cyprus at the World Robot Olympiad International Finals 2025, which ...

EU farms produced an estimated 161.8 million tonnes of raw milk in 2024, marking an increase of 0.9 million tonnes compared with 2023, according to Eurostat. This latest development confirmed the relatively steady growth ...

The euro area’s annual inflation rate eased to 2.1 per cent in October 2025, marking a slight decline from September and placing Cyprus at the very bottom of the European Union’...

The Cyprus Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Keve), acting as the coordinator of the Enterprise Europe Network Cyprus, this week announced an international business opportunity in the wine sector. According ...

Cyprus holds the second highest ratio in the European Union for issuing first residence permits to non-EU citizens under the age of 18, relative to its own child population, according to ...

Marios Skandalis has been appointed director general of the Association of Cyprus Banks, succeeding Michalis Kammas. He will officially assume leadership of the association on January 1, 2026. According to an announcement ...

Nine finalists have been selected for the EIT Awards and will advance to the EIT Innovation Awards event as some of the most promising innovators within the EIT Community, which ...

SOFTSWISS has marked its third consecutive year of supporting the global Movember campaign, reaffirming its commitment to promoting men’s health through awareness, conversation, and community engagement. The iGaming software ...