Job market
Cyprus employment rate remains among highest in EU
Cyprus maintained one of the EU’s highest employment rates among people aged 20 to 64 in the second quarter of 2026, even as the overall EU rate edged up only slightly, according ...
Technology
Cyprus startups invited to tackle water challenges with AI
The Digital Cooperation Organisation (DCO) has launched an international artificial intelligence challenge aimed at finding practical solutions to water-sector problems, with innovators from Cyprus among those eligible to apply.
Cyprus ...
CFDSensei reviews: Is investment advisory worth it?
Investing in financial products rarely comes down to simply choosing an asset and opening a position. Even with a high-quality trading platform, results largely depend on how well a trader ...
Cyprus Business Now: interest rates, Eurobank, Keve, BoC, technology ecosystem
Business & economy wrap-up from the day before
Cypriot economists have warned that the European Central Bank (ECB) could raise interest rates further if the war in the Middle East ...
Cyprus sees fewer bounced cheques overall despite August surge
The number of bounced cheques fell by 20.5 per cent in the first eight months of 2026 compared with the same period a year earlier, while their total value also declined, according ...
Synthetic securitisation offers limited boost to corporate lending, says ECB
The European Central Bank (ECB) has found that synthetic securitisation provides only a marginal boost to corporate lending, raising questions about how far the growing market can contribute to European ...
The travel tricks every Cyprus holidaymaker should know
Few things please a Cyprus traveller quite like a €39 airfare. Unfortunately, we are also rather good at spending the saving before the airplane has left the ground.
The first mistake ...
Europe may accelerate space launches to meet satellite demand
The European Space Agency is considering increasing the launch rate of its Ariane 6 and Vega-C rockets in the coming years to overcome a potential bottleneck in satellite deployments, the agency’...
This year’s tourism decline to close worse than 2024
Tourism arrivals fell some 8 per cent in the first seven months of this year, Deputy Tourism Minister Costas Koumis announced on Friday.
The year is expected to close with a ...
Memory costs push consumers towards pricier smartphones
Rising DRAM and NAND memory component costs helped drive a 12 per cent year-on-year decline in Latin America’s smartphone market in the second quarter of 2026, with cheaper devices bearing the ...
How solo filmmakers can build cinematic sound without a full audio department
For an independent filmmaker, a convincing soundtrack can be harder to produce than the images themselves. Dialogue must feel performed rather than read, footsteps must match movement, ambience must establish ...
Startups
Five years that changed Cyprus — and the one layer we still have not built
We attracted a technology industry. We have not yet built the machinery that creates new companies here. That takes matched money, and a five-year plan.
By Alexey Gubarev
When I ...
Neolaw.ai earns double recognition at the Legal Geek Leaders in Tech Law Awards 2026
We are delighted – and genuinely humbled – that our firm has been shortlisted in two categories at the Legal Geek Leaders in Tech Law Awards 2026 for the continued development of our ...
CSE to suspend and delist 13-week treasury bills
The Cyprus Stock Exchange (CSE) announced on Friday that trading in 13-week treasury bills of the 6th issue, series 2026, will be suspended from September 15, 2026 to September 17, 2026 inclusive.
The temporary suspension ...
Keve urges government to act before companies look elsewhere
The Cyprus Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Keve) has called for a formal and regular dialogue with the government on competitiveness and the wider economy, arguing that Cyprus needs to ...
Banking
Eurobank outlines €1bn investment in digital banking
Eurobank on Friday said it is investing about €1 billion between 2025 and 2028 in what it described as the largest technology investment programme in the banking group’s history, as it seeks ...
Banking
Cypriot economists warn of further ECB rate increases if Middle East war worsens
Cypriot economists have warned that the European Central Bank (ECB) could raise interest rates further if the war in the Middle East continues to worsen, as higher oil prices threaten ...
Cyprus puts care economy at heart of EU competitiveness debate
Cyprus’ gender equality commissioner Josie Christodoulou has called for investment in care services to be treated as an economic and competitiveness issue, as well as a question of equality, during ...
Cyprus state workforce rises in August
Cyprus’ state workforce reached 53,080 employees in August 2026, rising by 419 people or 0.8 per cent from 52,661 a year earlier, according to figures released on Friday by the statistical service (Cystat).
The increase ...
CSE removes ProsperTree from emerging companies market
The Cyprus Stock Exchange (CSE) will remove ProsperTree PLC from the emerging companies market (ECM) from September 14, 2026, following the suspension of trading in the company’s shares.
The CSE announced ...
Oev links Cyprus businesses with German energy firms
Cypriot businesses working in energy storage, electric mobility and energy technologies are being offered free one-to-one meetings with German companies in Nicosia in October, as part of a business mission ...
Bank of Cyprus opens applications for 7th annual fintech hackathon
The Bank of Cyprus (BoC) is bringing its fintech hackathon back to Nicosia from November 27 to 29, inviting developers, startups, professionals and students to build working digital products around finance, artificial ...
BridgeSTEAM brings science and tech careers closer to Limassol girls
Girls aged 14 to 16 will get the chance to explore science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics through a free two-day BridgeSTEAM programme at PwC’s Limassol offices on October 10 and 11.
Organised ...
CBC governor backs ECB rate hike as Middle East conflict fuels inflation
Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) governor Christodoulos Patsalides said the European Central Bank’s (ECB) latest 0.25 percentage point increase in key interest rates had become necessary as the prolonged conflict ...
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