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British retail sales rose by a weaker-than-expected 0.2 per cent in November, according to official data which suggested consumers had overcome their worries about the new government’s first budget but ...

Cyta on Friday announced that it will adopt digital identity verification through the government’s Digital Citizen application This new service will start on December 23, 2024, with Cyta saying that this ...

Hoteliers in Kato Pyrgos Tilliria raised key concerns over staffing, connectivity, and beach upgrades during a meeting with Deputy Minister of Tourism Costas Koumis on Thursday. According to a statement, ...

The Cabinet has approved a new De Minimis Grant Scheme to support Cypriot businesses in participating in international trade fairs, following a proposal by Energy Minister George Papanastasiou. The scheme, ...

The Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) has revised its GDP growth forecast for 2024 upwards by 0.2 percentage points, now expecting growth of 3.7 per cent. The revision is attributed to stronger domestic ...

The Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) on Friday announced the launch of a comprehensive licensing and supervisory strategy aimed at enhancing oversight and governance of electronic money institutions and payment ...

Cyprus’ adoption of the 15 per cent minimum tax for multinationals entails both challenges and opportunities, according to Stelios Violaris, Tax Advisory Services Partner at PwC Cyprus. Violaris also highlighted the ...

The workforce in Cyprus’ broader public sector totalled 73,137 employees in the third quarter of 2024, according to a report released this week by the Cyprus Statistical Service (Cystat). For the first ...

Invest Cyprus on Thursday announced that it has being re-elected to the board of the ANIMA Investment Network. Invest Cyprus CEO Marios Tannousis, stated that “our re-election to the ANIMA ...

The world’s economic reckoning with the incoming Trump administration kicked off in earnest this week, with the US Federal Reserve flagging fewer rate cuts, a resignation in Canada over ...

Morgan Stanley (MS.N) has hired fund manager Abdulrahman Al-Abdulla as head of its business in Qatar, as the Wall Street bank continues its expansion in the region and tries ...

British house prices are set to grow by up to 3 per cent next year as property remains in short supply across much of the country and new home building has ...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is giving customers who struck historic finance deals to lease motor vehicles additional time to complain about commission payments, widening a review that could lead ...

A dovish message from the Bank of England on Thursday dented the outlook for sterling, one of the year’s best performing major currencies against the dollar, while bringing a ...

The central bank of the United Arab Emirates cut its base rate applied to the overnight deposit facility by 25 basis points on Wednesday, from 4.65 per cent to 4.40 per cent, effective ...

Central banks from Brazil to Indonesia scrambled to defend their struggling currencies on Thursday, hours after the Federal Reserve jolted markets by indicating it may not cut rates by much ...

Invest Cyprus on Thursday announced that it has being re-elected to the board of the ANIMA Investment Network. Launched in 2006 within the framework of the Barcelona Process-Euromed partnership, ANIMA has ...

State-owned asset management company Kedipes has repaid €1.47 billion in state aid since the start of its operations in September 2018, according to an announcement released on Thursday. This includes €310 million repaid ...

The Cabinet this week approved measures to expand labour market access for students and attract skilled professionals from abroad. These initiatives aim to address growing employment demands and boost economic ...

Oil prices fell in Asian trade on Thursday after the US Federal Reserve signalled it would slow the pace of interest rate cuts in 2025, which could hurt economic growth and ...

The Bank of England looks set to hold interest rates at 4.75 per cent on Thursday, despite signs of a slowing economy, as persistent inflation pressures limit it to a “gradual” ...

Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement (BSM), a third-party ship manager headquartered in Limassol, on Thursday announced that CEO Ian Beveridge will step down on January 1, 2025. According to the announcement, Sebastian von Hardenberg, ...

EmissionLink, a Columbia Group company, is simplifying emissions management with advanced solutions to meet the upcoming FuelEU Maritime regulations, effective from January 2025. According to a statement by the company, these ...

Bitcoin’s soaring value has caught the attention of high-end fashion brands and retailers, prompting further interest in offering cryptocurrencies as a means of payment to tap in to fresh ...