Thirteen people have been arrested for organising 133 sham marriages in Cyprus, all civil weddings in three local town halls, with the fees ranging from €5,000 to 10,000. Eurojust, the EU agency
The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) decided on Thursday to keep interest rates at 5.25%, unchanged for the fourth consecutive time, with a leading asset manager saying this showed the
Cyprus is among the ten most xenophobic countries in Europe, according to the European Social Survey (ESS), a research infrastructure providing freely accessible data for academics, policymakers, civil society and the wider
By Mark Haefele The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) voted unanimously to keep rates unchanged on Wednesday in a target range of 5.25% to 5.5%. The pause was widely expected and marked
Consumers in Cyprus are increasingly turning to plastic money, reflecting the transformative impact of digitisation and emerging technologies in the payment landscape, according to a European Central Bank report. In the first
By Naeem Aslam Investors and traders are very much on the edge as the biggest event of the year will unfold, as the Federal Reserve will announce its monetary policy rate
By Craig Erlam It’s been a relatively slow start to trading on Wednesday which isn’t surprising considering what’s to come later in the day. On another day, earnings from Alphabet and Microsoft
President Nikos Christodoulides’ announcement of the government’s year-ahead strategic plan to support society and the Cyprus economy, has garnered more criticism than support. One after the other, opposition parties took multiple shots
Economic sentiment in Cyprus recovered to year-ago levels in January, mainly driven by confidence gains in services, having dropped in the previous month, according to a monthly survey compiled by the University
Cyprus’ top 50 real estate transactions last year yielded a combined €285.8 mln, according to data compiled by Ask Wire that also listed the ten most expensive property deals in 2023. The
