Souzana Psara

The European Commission’s sweeping proposal to overhaul tobacco and nicotine taxation has triggered strong reactions among EU member states after its presentation at the Economic and Financial Affairs Council (...

The Cyprus Shipping Deputy Ministry (SDM) on Tuesday announced the official launch of the Cyprus Shipping 1-Stop-Shop Portal (CYSh1P), a centralised digital platform designed to streamline and modernise all ...

Consulting and advisory firm PwC Cyprus on Tuesday released a statement recapping its annual meeting, which brough together more than 150 senior executives of the organisation. The event, which took place ...

Energy Minister George Papanastasiou is in Dubai this week, leading the country’s delegation at GITEX Global 2025, one of the world’s largest technology and innovation exhibitions, taking place from ...

Limassol is set to introduce a new multifunctional park in Iachou Street, next to Spyrou Kyprianou Avenue on Wednesday evening, October 15, an initiative that aims to reshape urban space into ...

Ship management revenues in Cyprus rose to €978 million in the first half of 2025, marking a 6.7 per cent increase compared with the second half of 2024, according to the Central Bank of ...

Cyprus recorded an enterprise birth rate of 9.7 per cent and a death rate of 7.2 per cent in 2023, according to Eurostat data released this week, showing that more companies were created ...

Allwyn International AG and OPAP S.A. on Monday announced that their boards of directors have approved a merger through an all-share transaction valued at €16 billion, creating the world’s ...

Total government employment in Cyprus reached 52,530 persons in September 2025, showing a marginal decline of 50 employees, or 0.1 per cent, compared with the same month last year, according to the statistical service (...

The European Union has backed calls for a single, international strategy for the decarbonisation of shipping, saying that the adoption of new measures by the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) could ...

The European workplace is set for a major change next summer as new EU rules on pay transparency come into force, requiring companies to reveal salary details in job adverts ...

Cypriot telecoms provider Cyta retained its lead in the mobile telephony market during the first half of 2025, according to figures from the Office of the Commissioner for Electronic Communications and ...

Cyprus’ property market is calmer this year, with foreign demand still providing momentum even as higher borrowing costs, rising construction prices and new environmental realities begin to reshape investment decisions.  ...

Global air passenger demand grew by 4.6 per cent in August 2025 compared with the same month last year, according to figures released by the International Air Transport Association (IATA).  At the ...

Here are the top business stories in Cyprus from the week starting October 6: One of the government’s main goals, the qualitative and further strengthening of the Cypriot ship registry, ...

Cyprus recorded the largest increase in commercial flights among EU member states this September, with activity up 24.1 per cent compared with the same month in 2019, according to the latest Eurostat ...

The Cyprus Shipping Chamber (CSC) expressed its strong support for a joint statement by seven leading international maritime organisations urging governments to adopt the ‘Net-Zero Framework’ (NZF).  The proposal is ...

A bill submitted to parliament by the Deputy Ministry of Tourism seeks to modernise the legal framework governing catering and entertainment venues, aiming to boost competitiveness and simplify outdated procedures ...

The Cyprus Association of Large Investment Projects has backed a bill to establish a national mechanism for the control of foreign direct investments (FDI), saying it will bolster the credibility ...

Total beer deliveries in Cyprus recorded a notable increase in September 2025, rising by 24.1 per cent year-on-year, according to data released this week by the Statistical Service (Cystat).  Total deliveries reached 4.37 ...

Cyprus is pushing ahead with a new model of governance that puts people, trust and innovation at its core, Deputy Minister to the President Irene Piki said on Thursday, opening ...

Lemissoler Corporate Management Ltd. has received Approval in Principle (AiP) from the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) for its innovative watertight hatch cover design for gearless bulk carrier vessels, a ...

The number of bounced cheques recorded in Cyprus reached 23 in September 2025, with a total value of €74,655, according to data published on Thursday by the Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC). This ...

Demetris Lemesianos, Health, Safety, Quality and Environment and Sustainability Manager at Limassol-based Island Oil Holdings, spoke to Cyprus 4.0 about how shipping is moving towards decarbonisation. In a wide-ranging discussion, he ...