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China’s auto market, the world’s largest, is accelerating toward an electric future – leaving established global brands stuck in the slow lane. When auto executives convene in Shanghai for ...

Beleaguered bitcoin miners are finally feeling the spring sunshine after a cold, hard crypto winter. The power-hungry companies that pump new bitcoin into circulation have been thrown a lifeline by ...

Ernst & Young’s US arm said on Monday it was shedding 5 per cent of its workforce, less than a week after the unit’s objection torpedoed the global accounting ...

UBS (UBSG.S) on Tuesday said it was making changes to its $6 billion share buyback programme following its takeover of Credit Suisse (CSGN.S). UBS said it will use some ...

Deposits at three financial institutions fell in the first quarter as the industry’s biggest crisis in more than a decade prompted a flight of funds, with customers seeking better ...

The EcoX Cyprus fintech community is organising an interesting blockchain meetup and networking event in Limassol to discuss blockchain technologies and their applications with guests from Binance, Internet Computer and ...

Cyprus-based venture capital firm 33East on Tuesday announced that it has been selected to manage the Cyprus Equity Fund, further helping to grow and develop the island’s startup and ...

Britain’s unemployment rate rose unexpectedly in the three months to February but pay growth stayed higher than forecast, highlighting the dilemma for the Bank of England (BoE) as it ...

French carmaker Renault (RENA.PA) is reviewing its pricing policies of electric cars worldwide to ensure it stays competitive after a wave of price cuts by US rival Tesla Inc (...

In 1977, a Ferrari owner offloaded his 1962 250 GTO because his wife complained it was too noisy, recounts Andrea Modena, head of Ferrari’s classic car division. It was either her or ...

Workers from Tesla’s (TSLA.O) Shanghai factory have taken the unusual step of posting on social media to appeal to Elon Musk and the Chinese public after being told ...

Israel’s finance minister on Sunday said Moody’s decision to cut the outlook for Israel’s sovereign credit rating was “not a big drama” and reiterated his stance that ...

Banks in the Middle East and Central Asia have very limited exposure to last month’s banking turmoil in the United States and Europe, but financial pressures are adding to ...

Switzerland’s tradition of dependable consensus politics has taken a battering after the government used an emergency law to push through a state-backed mega-merger of UBS (UBSG.S) and Credit ...

The European Commission has just published the 2022 edition of the ‘EU Regional Competitiveness Index’. Published every three years since 2010, the Index has been measuring ‘the ability of a region to ...

Sales at Birkin bag maker Hermes (HRMS.PA) rose 23 per cent in the first quarter, above market expectations, as wealthy shoppers in China and Europe splurged on luxury fashion and ...

Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) on Friday slashed prices for its electric vehicles in Europe, Israel and Singapore, expanding a global discount drive it began in China in January while raising ...

Employers are expected to sound the alarm over labour unrest and uncertainty currently plaguing the economy when they meet on April 25 and will be looking to President Nikos Christodoulides for ...

Here’s a summary of the top business news stories from the week starting April 10: Cyprus’ trade deficit soared by €1 billion in the first two months of 2023, reaching €1.87 billion compared ...

Boeing Co’s (BA.N) shares fell 6 per cent in premarket trading on Friday after the US planemaker halted deliveries of some 737 MAXs due to a new supplier quality problem ...

Cyprus Research and Innovation Center (CyRIC) is leading a multidisciplinary team in the development of the collaborative European project, BROMEDIR, under the EU’s Horizon Europe Programme. The project, launched ...

Japan on Friday approved a plan to build the country’s first casino in the western city of Osaka, paving the way for a 1.8 trillion yen ($13.5 billion) resort set to ...

Limassol mayor Nicos Nicolaides this week spoke on the city’s efforts to prepare for a busy tourist summer season, particularly in terms of visitors arriving on cruise ships. According ...

The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission CySEC this week announced its decision to impose a fine of €1 million on the Cyprus Investment Firm Itrade Global (Cy) Ltd. According to an ...