Souzana Psara

Cyprus’ state workforce reached 53,747 employees in July 2026, rising by 300 people or 0.6 per cent from 53,447 a year earlier, according to figures released by the statistical service (Cystat). The increase came as ...

Cyprus-based biotech innovator Marianna Prokopi-Demetriades has been named the 2026 Study UK Alumni Awards global winner for Business and Innovation, becoming one of only four people worldwide to receive the British ...

A new free mobile app helping people in Cyprus report signs of wildfires, receive nearby alerts and access key fire-safety information has gone live, with TechIsland and Brickworks Games launching ...

Eurobank announced on Monday that it repurchased a total of 1,099,627 own shares on Euronext Athens between August 3, 2026, and August 7, 2026. The lender executed the share buyback transactions at an average purchase ...

Enterprise technology services provider Kyndryl has announced the expansion of its sovereignty solutioning through new capabilities and services developed with Microsoft. According to its statement, the collaboration combines Kyndryl Sovereignty ...

Cyprus’ trade deficit widened sharply during the first half of 2026, reaching €4.68 billion, as imports continued to grow while exports moved in the opposite direction, according to figures released on Monday ...

Cyprus recorded a further increase in building activity in April 2026, with the state statistical service (Cystat) reporting that 639 building permits were authorised, up 10.7 per cent compared with the same month ...

Greek retail group Jumbo recorded one of its strongest performances in Cyprus in July, with sales rising by approximately 14 per cent year-on-year, helping return the retailer’s overall results to ...

Cyprus is preparing to overhaul the rules governing forced property sales, moving valuations into private hands, introducing a fixed 15 per cent reduction after an unsuccessful auction and drawing a line ...

Shipping companies in Cyprus and Greece could face a radically different carbon bill depending on which of four rival proposals prevails at the International Maritime Organisation (IMO), with the options ...

Global air cargo demand rose 8.5 per cent in June compared with a year earlier, supported by shipments of high-value technology products and urgent goods, even as wider export orders remained ...

Here are the top business stories in Cyprus from the week starting August 3: Organising a holiday is one of the few ways I can turn five days of rest into ...

Cyprus appears to generate more Tinder revenue per resident than Greece or Portugal, while its use of generative AI is also unusually high. Now a new class of matchmakers is ...

Used vehicles drove a strong increase in Cyprus’ motor market during the first seven months of 2026, while registrations of new vehicles continued to decline, according to figures released by the ...

PwC Cyprus chief executive Andreas Yiasemides has been appointed chairman of the council of the University of Cyprus for a three-year term.  The appointment was made by the Cabinet and ...

Michalis Kammas has pledged that he and the board of the newly established Cyprus Business Development Organisation will “do everything we can” to achieve the government’s objectives, following his ...

EmissionLink managing director Philippos Ioulianou has called for fairer treatment of shipping under the proposed expansion of the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS), warning against double charging and urging ...

EasyJet founder Sir Stelios Haji-ioannou and his family will remain significant shareholders in the airline after its proposed £5.7 billion takeover by US investment firm Apollo, bringing an end to a ...

Cyprus’ construction sector maintained strong growth momentum in the first half of 2026, supported by a robust pipeline of new projects, rising property demand and continued investment activity, according to a ...

Greek shipowner Semiramis Paliou has taken back OceanPal’s remaining fleet through an affiliated company, closing the shipping chapter of a business spun off from Diana Shipping less than five ...

Commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz has all but stopped, with only two commodity vessels passing through the waterway on Wednesday, as negotiations over a new transit corridor struggle ...

Cyprus’ inflation rate eased to 2.9 per cent in July 2026, down from 3.1 per cent in June, as lower fuel prices and a sharp fall in clothing and footwear brought the consumer ...

Google parent Alphabet has overhauled the leadership of its artificial intelligence operations, moving Nobel laureate Demis Hassabis from the day-to-day running of Google DeepMind into a newly created group-wide science ...

Cyprus has found its way onto National Geographic’s reading list, and this time the essential holiday packing begins with a novel. A seven-night escape to Larnaca inspired by Elif ...