International

International Maritime Organisation (IMO) secretary-general Arsenio Dominguez has warned that there is “No commercial or operational consideration” that can justify exposing seafarers to serious danger, amid concerns over vessels continuing ...

European Union households consumed 9.54 million terajoules of energy throughout 2024, according to Eurostat, marking a marginal decline of 0.2 per cent from the 9.57 million terajoules recorded in 2023. The latest data highlights that ...

The Greek state secured €3 billion on Wednesday as high investor demand met the reopening of an existing 10-year bond maturing in June 2036. Total bids for the bond reached €36 billion during ...

The Red Sea has returned to the centre of global shipping concerns, as renewed Houthi threats and the escalation between Israel and Iran raise fresh fears over supply chains, energy ...

EU enterprises engaged in international goods trade remain heavily skewed towards import activity, with only a minority operating as balanced two-way traders, according to Eurostat. According to the latest data, 21.3 ...

Wind turbine production across the European Union has shown renewed growth after years of volatility, with output reaching its highest level in a decade in 2024, according to Eurostat. The statistics ...

Eurobank has projected that its total financing in Crete between 2023 and 2028 will exceed €1.3bn, underlining what it describes as a long-term commitment to supporting the island’s development trajectory and ...

Global airlines are heading into a tougher 2026, with industry profits expected to halve as war-related disruption in the Middle East and a sharp rise in fuel prices weigh heavily on ...

Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan last week announced the merger of three state-owned Islamic banks, unveiling a restructuring plan aimed at expanding the role of participation banking within the country’...

IATA director general Willie Walsh has warned that global airlines are facing another difficult year, as higher fuel prices, geopolitical instability and aircraft supply chain failures are expected to cut ...

The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) has called on its 176 member states and the global shipping industry to strengthen efforts to protect the marine environment, as World Oceans Day was marked ...

Employment in the European Union’s green economy has grown by an average of 6 per cent per year since 2014, reaching 5.8 million full-time equivalents by 2023, according to Eurostat. The analysis of ...

From Europe to Japan and Switzerland, huge bond issues by Big Tech companies are proving that smaller markets, often overshadowed by the US, can punch above ​their weight in the $40 ...

Seasonally adjusted services production increased by 0.2 per cent in the euro area and by 0.4 per cent in the European Union during March 2026, according to Eurostat. This modest upturn follows a ...

The increased use of stablecoins could reinforce the dollar’s global dominance, undermine some nations’ ability to set monetary policy and even diminish ​the role of the euro, according to ...

Global investment in data centres is expected to approach $1.6 trillion by 2030, while leading technology companies are forecast to spend more than $600 billion on AI infrastructure capital expenditure in 2026 alone, according ...

Shipments of small-sized automotive AMOLED displays measuring under 5 inches are forecast to reach 1.5 million units by 2030, representing a growth of 541 per cent compared to 2025, according to research firm Omdia. As ...

The escalation of conflict in the Middle East is reshaping expectations for the global technology economy, according to research firm IDC, which says the transmission of geopolitical shocks into IT ...

Monetary developments in the euro area for April 2026, published this week by the European Central Bank (ECB), showed a broad easing in money supply growth alongside mixed signals in lending ...

Women in Cyprus accounted for 51.8 per cent of all people employed in science and technology during 2025, according to Eurostat, placing the country just below the EU average but still among ...

The European Central Bank (ECB)’s consumer expectations survey for April 2026 showed a mixed shift in euro area household sentiment on inflation, income, growth and credit conditions. Specifically, the ECB ...

Dell recently unveiled its most affordable laptop, XPS 13, as ‌the PC maker aims to capture market share from Apple’s MacBook Neo by attracting students and young professionals. Starting at $699 ...

The European Union this week advanced two major initiatives in its innovation and technology strategy, unveiling progress on the Scaleup Europe Fund alongside the announcement of winners of the European ...

The European Union imported €627.8 billion worth of goods from non-EU countries and exported €640.5 billion in the first quarter of 2026, according to Eurostat, with exports showing signs of weakening despite a ...