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Shipping companies in Cyprus and Greece could face a radically different carbon bill depending on which of four rival proposals prevails at the International Maritime Organisation (IMO), with the options ...

Tourism minister shifts focus to sustainable destinations Cyprus’ airports are handling around 50,000 passengers and 325 flights every day at the height of the summer season, as authorities reopen road access to ...

Research firm Omdia has sharply increased its forecast for global semiconductor revenue in 2026, saying surging artificial intelligence demand continues to outstrip the industry’s manufacturing capacity, with supply bottlenecks expected ...

Artificial intelligence, persistent inflation and growing geopolitical fragmentation will continue to define global markets, according to JPMorgan’s mid-year outlook report, with the investment bank urging investors to prepare portfolios ...

Greek households have seen both disposable income and wealth rise over the past two years, with Alpha Bank saying the gains have been driven by stronger employment, firmer economic activity, ...

Global air cargo demand rose 8.5 per cent in June compared with a year earlier, supported by shipments of high-value technology products and urgent goods, even as wider export orders remained ...

Ad-supported connected TV (CTV) video services could generate an average of $0.21 per hour of viewing if every available advertising slot were sold, according to a new report from Omdia, establishing ...

The Greek economy continued to demonstrate resilience in recent months despite the ongoing crisis in the Middle East, with stronger retail sales, easing inflation and solid business lending helping to ...

The world’s six largest PC manufacturers are expected to account for a record 80.4 per cent of global notebook panel purchases in 2026, as component shortages and rising production costs increasingly ...

Here are the top business stories in Cyprus from the week starting August 3: Organising a holiday is one of the few ways I can turn five days of rest into ...

Global smartphone shipments fell by 6 per cent year-on-year to 272 million units in the second quarter of 2026, as persistently high memory prices disrupted supply chains, raised component costs and forced manufacturers ...

Global AI-related demand may exert lasting upward ​pressure on Japan’s inflation, the Bank of Japan has said, signalling its alarm ‌over mounting inflation risks that could boost the case ...

AI skills demand hits record high despite broader UK hiring slump British hiring fell in the first six months of 2026 with job postings for graduates at their ​lowest since 2020, according ...

Shein is considering lowering the cost of investment for some late-stage investors as the fast-fashion retailer pursues an IPO at a ​lower valuation, according to filings with the Hong Kong ...

Cyprus appears to generate more Tinder revenue per resident than Greece or Portugal, while its use of generative AI is also unusually high. Now a new class of matchmakers is ...

By Nektarios Michail Let’s start with a history reminder: following a “peak” at 0.75 per cent in mid-2011, the ECB continued to cut its policy rates until the deposit facility ...

Cyprus must adopt a balanced and long-term energy strategy combining conventional power generation, renewable energy, storage, electricity interconnection and demand management, energy systems expert and former Cyprus Energy Regulatory Authority (...

A version of Chinese startup DeepSeek’s flagship AI model is by ‌far the least expensive to run on benchmark tests among well-known models globally and more than 100 times cheaper ...

Global investors pulled back from South Korean stocks through a wild turn in July but are keeping faith with the heavyweight chipmakers on the view that their growth momentum is ...

British manufacturing activity expanded for a ninth straight month in July but at the slowest pace in four months, ​according to purchasing managers’ data that points ‌to a renewed impact ...

The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) has announced that it will take part in a European-wide supervisory exercise examining the digital resilience of crypto asset service providers that offer ...

The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) announced on Friday that it has imposed administrative fines on 12 listed companies for breaching transparency rules relating to the publication of their annual ...

Used vehicles drove a strong increase in Cyprus’ motor market during the first seven months of 2026, while registrations of new vehicles continued to decline, according to figures released by the ...

Cyprus allocated approximately €112 million to research and development (R&D) in 2025, almost doubling government funding over the past decade despite a decline from the previous year, according to figures ...