Revolut takes on Cyprus banks

Fintech pioneer Revolut is rolling out its own current account services to clients in Cyprus, making it a ‘mini bank’ and challenging the traditional high-street banks that are still struggling with their

Cyprus recession less severe than projected

Despite the COVID-19 doomsday scenarios, the Cyprus economy shrunk -5.1% GDP, less than any estimate made by the government or European Union monetary bodies, Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides said Tuesday. Eurostat data

EU expects 3.2% Cyprus GDP growth for 2021

The European Commission expects the Cyprus economy to grow by 3.2% against a recession of 5.8% for 2020, according to its winter economic forecasts issued Thursday. GDP growth is expected to remain

Women in Cyprus paid 10.4% less than men

Women in Cyprus are still paid less than their male colleagues with the gender pay gap at 10.4% but the island is taking baby steps in eradicating gender-based inequality. Although better off

Government to create ‘bad bank’

The government has set in motion plans to create a ‘bad bank’ to relieve the Cyprus banking system of an excess of Non-Performing loans, confirmed Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides. In an interview

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