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Warren Buffett’s trusted confidante Charlie Munger died on Tuesday at age 99, leaving a void at Berkshire Hathaway (BRKa.N) that investors said would be impossible to fill despite the ...

Once a North Korean experiment in limited capitalism, the Rason Special Economic Zone appears to be the epicentre of the isolated country’s growing cooperation with Russia, experts say, including ...

Oil edged higher on Wednesday as investors turned cautious ahead of a crucial OPEC+ meeting to decide output policy in the coming months, while a supply disruption caused by a ...

In a bid to bolster its international presence and promote Cypriot goods in foreign markets, Cyprus participated in the FHC Shanghai 2023 International Food and Beverage Exhibition and the PROWINE Shanghai 2023 ...

The Research and Innovation Foundation (RIF) this week announced two new sponsorship programmes aimed at bolstering the energy sector and facilitating the green transition in Cyprus. According to a press ...

The rapid adoption of artificial intelligence could reduce wages, but so far is creating, not destroying jobs, especially for the young and highly-skilled, research published by the European Central Bank ...

Shoppers at British store chains have seen the slowest increase in prices in almost a year and a half but retailers might struggle to keep inflation on its downward path, ...

Non-profit technology organisation TechIsland and Adsterra on Tuesday announced the inauguration of the Women in Tech® Cyprus Chapter, an initiative poised to empower women in technology. According to the announcement, ...

The Central Bank of Cyprus on Tuesday released its Monetary Financial Institutions (MFIs) deposits and loans statistics for October 2023, revealing a decrease in both deposits and loans during this period. ...

CBC governor Constantinos Herodotou on Tuesday underscored the evolving European economy’s nuances and the impacts of prevailing monetary policies, during a conference hosted by the Central Bank of Cyprus ...

Spending online on Cyber Monday is set to exceed $12 billion, a record, as bargain hunters snap up deals on items including Barbie dolls, Lego sets, headphones and smart watches, according ...

A top UK central banker on Tuesday emphasised that monetary policy would need to be “restrictive” for some time to defeat inflation, a message echoed by fellow policymakers from Australia ...

It’s next-level stuff. “Layer 2” cryptocurrencies native to projects built on top of “layer 1” blockchains such as Bitcoin and Ethereum – have found a new lease of life after a year ...

One of Russia’s most lucrative oil trade routes since the imposition of Western sanctions over the Ukraine conflict faces a major challenge because of the drawbacks of payment in ...

Advertised salaries in Britain hit their lowest level in six months in October, indicating easing inflation pressure, but a first rise in vacancies since June suggested a recovery in the ...

Scope, Europe’s first ECB-approved credit ratings agency, promises to put more weight on the euro zone’s improved ability to navigate crises although it has concerns about Italy and ...

Former Binance chief Changpeng Zhao must stay in the United States for the time being, a federal judge said on Monday, after the founder of the world’s largest cryptocurrency ...

OPEC+ is looking at deepening oil production cuts despite its policy meeting being postponed to this Thursday amid a quota disagreement between some producers, an OPEC+ source said on Monday. ...

Personal support and user opinions are crucial to ensuring local transport systems become more widely accessible. By Jessica Berthereau When Inez Rastovac, who works for the Dutch municipality of Tilburg, ...

OpenAI and Microsoft (MSFT.O) were sued last week over claims that they misused the work of nonfiction authors to train the artificial intelligence models that underlie services like OpenAI’...

Australia will give cyber health checks for small businesses, increase cyber law enforcement funding and introduce mandatory reporting of ransomware attacks under a security overhaul announced last week after a ...

Here are the top business stories in Cyprus from the week starting November 20: Energy Minister George Papanastasiou on Monday opened this year’s Industry Week by reaffirming the government’s ...

By Maria Demertzis When Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, the European Union had little experience of imposing sanctions. Numerous sanctions packages later, there is still significant doubt about their effectiveness. ...

Chip designer Nvidia (NVDA.O) said this week it expects a steep drop in fourth-quarter sales in China – a key revenue generator – in the wake of new US rules, but ...