Banking and Finance

The European Central Bank has warned that weakening central bank independence risks undermining price stability, as new research reviewing 50 years of global data showed that independent central banks are consistently ...

The Bank of Cyprus on Wednesday warned the public about scammers potentially trying to defraud its clients, after detecting multiple fake social media profiles impersonating its chief executive officer. The ...

The Cyprus Stock Exchange (CSE) made substantial progress on its privatisation project during 2025, according to its chairman Marinos Christodoulides. In statements made on Monday, Christodoulides also outlined the performance of ...

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published research findings recently, evaluating how its fund naming guidelines have influenced the use of ESG and sustainability-related terms to better protect investors ...

Eurobank this week announced that it bought back 682,000 of its own shares on the Athens Stock Exchange between December 22 and December 26, 2025, as part of its approved share buyback programme, in ...

The Eurobank Group has said 2025 proved to be more than just a productive year as it combined strong financial performance with steady progress on strategic priorities aimed at long-term growth, ...

The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) has launched a public consultation to gather feedback on proposed amendments to the Financial Conglomerates Directive aimed at aligning national legislation with new ...

The Cyprus Bankers Employeers Association and the Cyprus Union of Bank Employees (Etyk) signed the new collective labour agreement on Wednesday, covering the years 2023 to 2027. The agreement was signed at ...

The Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) announced on Turesday that the Cyprus banking sector remained strongly capitalised, highly liquid and continued to improve its asset quality in the third quarter ...

The Cyprus Stock Exchange (CSE) released a statement this week confirming that parallel trading of Eurobank shares on its Main Market started on December 19, 2025. This marks a milestone for the ...

The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) has announced that the redemption of units in certain collective investment schemes will be suspended on December 24, 2025, citing market conditions and the need ...

Eurobank has announced recent share buyback activity and changes in its shareholder structure following corporate actions, outlining developments affecting its capital and voting rights. The bank said it acquired 1.760.945 own ...

The Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) has announced that it identified three credit institutions as Other Systemically Important Institutions for 2025 and increased their capital buffer requirements to strengthen the resilience ...

New bill to modernise Central Bank of Cyprus’ governance moves forward Finance Minister Makis Keravnos and Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) governor Christodoulos Patsalides met on Mondayto discuss a draft ...

The Cyprus Union of Bank Employees (Etyk) on Monday announced that it has reached an agreement in principle with the Cyprus Bankers Employers Association (Kest) to renew their collective agreement ...

The Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) has announced that all banks across the country will close on specific public holidays to mark the Christmas and New Year period. The announcement ...

Alpha Bank S.A. announced on Friday that it has agreed key commercial and legal terms for a strategic combination of insurance activities in Cyprus, aiming to create one of ...

The Cyprus Borrower Protection Association (Syprodat) this week announced that a new European Commission initiative on affordable housing highlights the urgent need for substantive housing policies in Cyprus. Syprodat explained ...

Cyprus’ financial watchdog CySEC on Monday announced that it imposed a €100,000 administrative fine on Cyprus Investment Firm Wonderinterest Trading Ltd after identifying repeated breaches of licensing and conduct rules, in ...

Alpha Bank Cyprus bets on green finance and innovation after merger Alpha Bank Cyprus on Wednesday said that 2025 marked a milestone year that reshaped its position in the local market. ...

The Bank of Cyprus (BoC) has signed a strategic partnership with Avenga for the co-development of a new digital platform leveraging Agentic AI and the full suite of Microsoft Azure ...

The Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) on Tuesday reported a sharp improvement in loan quality across the Cypriot banking sector, alongside a decline in profitability, reflecting changing conditions across the ...

Eurobank highlighted the importance of embedding environmental, social and governance (ESG) principles into core business strategy rather than treating them as a communications exercise, during its participation in the 4th ...

Cyprus continued to record relatively low levels of payment fraud in 2024, even as European banking supervisors warn that the overall risk landscape is evolving, with criminals increasingly shifting tactics rather ...