International

German aviation group Lufthansa announced this week that it will gradually resume its flight connections to Dubai starting from late October. During peak operational periods, the airlines belonging to the ...

The European Central Bank (ECB) is widely expected to hike interest rates on Thursday, erring on the side of caution as the US-Iran wardrags on, keeping oil prices high ​and ...

Aegean Airlines will publish its financial results for the first half of 2026 on September 14, providing an update on the Greek carrier’s performance after a first quarter marked by higher ...

While Nvidia is synonymous with the AI boom, a lesser-known group of power and cooling equipment suppliers is cashing in on a global data centre construction spree as developers race ...

Finance chiefs are increasingly expected to shape corporate value but are struggling to translate that ambition into action, with leadership, skills and technology gaps holding back transformation, according to consulting ...

Technology is advancing rapidly, forcing businesses to confront a broader and increasingly complex cyber threat landscape, according to KPMG’s Cybersecurity considerations 2026 report. The report, drawing on insights from more ...

Goldman Sachs has placed Greek banks among its highest-conviction European banking picks for September and the final quarter of 2026, citing attractive valuations compared with other markets, particularly Spain. The US ...

Financial services firms are moving rapidly to adopt artificial intelligence but remain poorly prepared for the workforce changes it could bring, according to a PwC survey of more than 1,000 senior ...

Airlines operated 6.9 million commercial flights across the European Union throughout 2025, according to a report from Eurostat. The annual total represents a 3.8 per cent increase compared with the 6.7 million flights recorded ...

Surging global demand for AI hardware kept Asia’s factories humming in August, private ‌surveys showed this week, brightening prospects for the export-reliant region even as the prolonged Middle East ...

British house prices rose in August, according to data from mortgage lender Nationwide ​Building Society that suggested demand held up ‌despite an uncertain economic outlook and the impact of the ...

The European Central Bank (ECB) is expected to raise interest rates on September 10 for the second and final time in its shortest cycle of rate increases in 15 years, according to ...

Everyone knows Wall Street calls a 20 per cent drop in a major index a bear market. But what do you call it when the index posts big ​gains and losses ...

European Union member states produced 34.4 billion litres of beer throughout 2025, according to a report from Eurostat. The output figures represent a slight decline of 0.7 per cent when compared with the ...

The number of British young people not in employment, education or training (NEET) fell below 1 million in the second ​quarter of 2026 after hitting its highest since 2013 in ‌the first three ...

Financial rating agency Morningstar DBRS published a commentary this week, highlighting that economic convergence is set to continue across several medium-income European economies. The process will be supported by faster ...

Piraeus Bank SA announced this week that its wholly owned subsidiary, the Ethniki Hellenic General Insurance Company SA, has successfully priced an inaugural dual-tranche subordinated bond issuance totalling €200 million. The ...

The European Central Bank (ECB) reported this week that euro area borrowing costs were broadly stable in July, while recent Cyprus data showed deposit rates remained substantially below the euro ...

Nearly half of all European Union household expenditure was absorbed by basic necessities in January 2026, according to official figures published by Eurostat. The statistical office of the European Union revealed ...

The Clean Shipping Coalition has called on International Maritime Organisation (IMO) member states to hold firm in their support for the Net-Zero Framework, according to a statement released this week.  ...

Euro zone inflation rose back above 3 per cent in August on higher energy costs, cementing an already ​solid case for another European Central Bank interest rate hike this month as ...

Global air passenger demand increased by 0.2 per cent year-on-year in July 2026, despite declines in North America and the Middle East, according to figures released this week by the International Air ...

Japan’s benchmark bond yield hit the 3 per cent level for the first time since 1996 on Tuesday amid a broad-based global bond selloff, underscoring how inflation, fiscal concerns and rate ...

British retailers raised prices by the most in more than two years last month, ​as higher energy prices pushed up the cost ‌of some processed food and the artificial intelligence ...