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British house prices increased by 5.5 per cent in the 12 months to February, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said on Wednesday, slowing from January’s upwardly revised 6.5 per cent rise. ...

Cyprus’ National Electronic Health Authority and the Health Ministry are taking strides to address electronic health issues and are holding a lecture to inform the public about the progress they ...

The Nicosia regional board of tourism (Etap) on Wednesday announced the successful completion of a two-day information session it recently held, which focused on educational tourism. The event, which was ...

Interest rates in Turkey are rising amid expectations that government policies will become more orthodox no matter who wins May 14 elections, and after a regulatory change to make holding Turkish ...

Chipmaker Intel Corp (INTC.O) said on Tuesday it has discontinued production of its bitcoin mining chip series, just a year after its introduction. A rout in the cryptocurrency market ...

Credit Agricole (CAGR.PA) and payment services company Worldline (WLN.PA) have begun exclusive talks to set up a joint venture to provide payment services to businesses and their customers, ...

A funding squeeze at Indian startups that has already led to layoffs and delayed stock listings is set to worsen as investors reckon with stretched valuations and faltering consumption growth, ...

The US and Britain should make their rules for the crypto industry much clearer to prevent firms from developing in “offshore havens”, the chief of US crypto exchange Coinbase Global ...

Britain now has western Europe’s highest rate of consumer price inflation after it fell by less than expected in March to 10.1 per cent from February’s 10.4 per cent, official ...

Russian natural gas giant Gazprom (GAZP.MM) is setting up a Middle East unit, the company said in a regulatory disclosure on Tuesday. It did not reveal details. Several Russian ...

A Johnson & Johnson subsidiary is again asking a US judge to pause tens of thousands of lawsuits alleging that the company’s baby powder and other talc products cause ...

The first phase of a scheme to transition hotel businesses to a circular economic model has begun in Cyprus, aimed at strengthening their competitiveness and resilience through sustainable practices. The ...

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 ...

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 (...

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 ...

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 ...