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Cyprus tested the revised Sounio Plan at the port of Limassol on Thursday, during the Nikitis- Dimitra 2026 exercise, in a move aimed at strengthening the country’s ability to keep ...

Retail fuel prices in Cyprus are expected to fall further in the coming days, following a series of reductions over the past month, according to Consumer Protection Service director Constantinos ...

The Cyprus Stock Exchange (CSE) has announced a series of index composition changes affecting its main benchmarks, with adjustments due to come into effect on June 12, 2026 as part of rule-based ...

Cyprus shipping further strengthened its position as one of the island’s most important economic sectors in 2025, contributing around 7 per cent of GDP, approximately €1.9 billion, according to the Cyprus Shipping ...

Cyprus is among the EU member states recording a decline in agricultural input costs for the first quarter of 2026, according to Eurostat data, amidst a broader European trend of falling ...

Prominent British Cypriot entrepreneurs Theo Paphitis and Touker Suleyman recently shared their experiences and views on entrepreneurship, artificial intelligence and the role of the diaspora during a special event organised ...

Visa has announced a strategic collaboration with OpenAI to facilitate secure payments within the rapidly evolving landscape of agentic commerce. The announcement was made during the Visa Payments Forum in ...

The total number of state employees in Cyprus reached 55,382 in May 2026, according to figures released by the Cyprus Statistical Service (Cystat) on Thursday, representing a slight increase compared with the ...

Digital gender inclusion is not only about access to technology, but about ensuring that women and girls have a real role in shaping the digital world, according to gender equality ...

Cypriot travellers heading to the Greek islands this summer now have a faster and more flexible way to move between Athens and some of Greece’s most popular holiday destinations, ...

Cyprus continues to experience an upward trend in the consumption of illegal cigarettes, according to a report released on Thursday by consulting and advisory firm KPMG. This annual report, conducted ...

Alpha Bank announced on Wednesday that it will distribute 4.2 million treasury shares free of charge to executives and employees under its 2025 Combined Bonus Plan (CBP). The decision was taken by ...

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 ...

Cyprus’ status as a stable destination for investment and tourism was highlighted by the Employers and Industrialists Federation (Oev) during the annual conference of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) in ...

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 ...

Leptos Group is placing branded residences, large-scale seafront developments and international partnerships at the centre of its latest push to promote Cyprus as a more outward-looking investment destination. According to ...

Many people long-expected technology and remote working to make physical offices redundant, but the market has taken a different direction, according to Cyprus Property Developers Association chairman Yiannis Misirlis. Although ...

The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) has issued an urgent directive requiring all regulated entities to submit specific information to support the identification of firms for future direct supervision ...

Disy on Tuesday warned that Cyprus’ housing crisis is worsening rather than easing, saying that much faster action is needed to increase the country’s housing stock. In a statement, ...

The Cyprus Free/Libre and Open Source Software Association (Ellak) has announced the launch of the Cyprus Open Digital Futures Week, a programme of civic, technical and policy events designed ...

The National Bank of Greece (Cyprus) announced on Wednesday that the European Central Bank (ECB) has approved the appointment of Andreas Persianis as an independent non-executive member of the bank’...

Demetra Holdings Plc announced on Wednesday that it conducted a series of transactions on June 9, 2026, purchasing 13,364 of its own shares at an average price of €1.66 per share. The repurchase of ...

Cyprus this week marked a major milestone in artificial intelligence and high-performance computing, with the Cyprus Information Technology Enterprises Association (CITEA) saying that the launch of new national infrastructures opens ...

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 ...