Apartment prices, rents climbing

Annually, average Cyprus real estate prices increased by 9.9% for apartments, 1.0% for houses, and 0.3% for offices, according to the Q4 2022 Ask WiRE property index. Sales prices also increased by

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Banking system NPLS remain at 10.5%

Non-performing loans in the Cyprus banking system remained unchanged in November, with the NPL rate to total loans at 10.5%, according to the central bank. According to the latest data, total NPLs

Market mood stabilises ahead of Powell

By Lukman Otunuga, Senior Research Analyst at FXTM Asian markets stabilised somewhat on Tuesday morning following the broadly negative cues from Wall Street overnight, as concerns over higher US interest rates left

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Cyprus-Japan bolster shipping ties

Cyprus and Japan are constantly enhancing their bilateral cooperation, especially in the shipping sector, and a Cypriot Shipping Bureau will operate during the coming months in Tokyo. This was revealed during a meeting

Digesting the data

By Craig Erlam   Equity markets were off to a difficult start on Monday, no doubt weighed down by the prospect of more rate hikes and tension between the world’s two largest economies.

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Syrian shot dead in central Nicosia

Police are investigating a murder case after a 21-year-old Syrian died after being shot in the capital Nicosia, officials said. The victim was named Alsweidani Ahmad, but police have yet to make

US-Cyprus in crisis response exercise

Cyprus and the US are conducting a joint military exercise on the island codenamed ‘Silver Falcon 23’ until 24 February. The exercise is held in cooperation with the US European Command (USEUCOM),

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