By Jerome Schneider, Portfolio Manager at PIMCO The challenges roiling some regional banks in recent days have stressed financial markets as investors and depositors have been forced to consider the basic safety
Copper prices have soared over the past few months due to a supply crunch, with analysts suggesting that global shortages of the red metal will continue to exist throughout the decade. This
Corporate Europe is entering a new era with the recently proposed Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD). The new Directive of the European Union, which all Member-States will transpose, aims to endorse
Central banks in the advanced world are mandated to keep inflation low, typically with a target of 2%. The main tool for achieving this is central bank monetary policy, which involves raising
Every 8th March, the demand for gender equality is in the spotlight of public opinion. On this occasion, the undersigned female Speakers of the European parliaments want to join the voices that
The deadline for registration under the UK’s new Register of Overseas Entities (ROE) expired on 31 January. As of 1 February, the UK government announced that only 19,510 registered overseas entities –
February 24, 2023, marks one year since Russia’s illegal war of aggression against Ukraine began. On this day, we, the undersigned Ambassadors of France and Germany in Nicosia, representing States fully adhering
With global supply chains under immense pressure, concerns have been raised over whether Europe can rapidly shift to renewable energy technologies, like wind turbines and solar panels, which need considerable quantities of
Upon signing the Recovery and Resilience Plan “Cyprus Tomorrow”, the authorities have committed to achieving zero carbon dioxide emissions by 2050. After all, this is included in the 17 United Nations Sustainable
In July and August 2022, PwC Cyprus implemented the four-day working week for the first time, thus extending by one day (Friday) the employees’ free personal time. This targeted action falls within
