World - Page 236

Markets breathe a sigh of relief

By Hussein Sayed, Chief Market Strategist at FXTM Equity markets are trying to recover from last week’s falls after rising bond yields took many investors by surprise. US 10-year Treasury yields climbed

1st March 2021

Markets/World

Natural gas: Is Cyprus still in the game?

By Michael Olympios Natural gas exploration is a tough business. And its politics are often as complex as its engineering. Over the years, Cyprus tried to form a geostrategic alliance with Israel,

28th February 2021

Energy/World

Eurovision has nothing to do with music

Every day the pandemic endures, we go a little crazier in the knowledge that normality has turned upside down, and we ignore the virus at our peril. The lockdown has eased with

27th February 2021

Comment/Cyprus/Europe

Cyprus tax deals to attract investment

Cyprus hopes to attract direct investment after tweaking a Double Taxation Avoidance treaty with Germany, making it harder for foreign firms to set up shell companies on the island. Last week Cyprus

27th February 2021

Business/Europe

Cyprus urged to drop ‘satanic’ Eurovision entry

Cyprus was under pressure Friday to withdraw its Eurovision Song Contest entry after an anonymous caller threatened to ‘burn down’ national broadcaster CyBC while theologians blasted the tune ‘blasphemous’. The song ‘El

26th February 2021

Cyprus/Europe

Yield surge triggers market drama

By Han Tan, Market Analyst at FXTM US futures point to more declines 10-year yields moderating after 1.60% breach Bond market’s message outshining Fed rhetoric for now Gold extends 2021 decline The

26th February 2021

Markets/World

Cyprus, Greece welcome UN summit

Cyprus and Greece have said they will attend a five-party conference called by the United Nations in Geneva in late April. President Nicos Anastasiades said he would participate at the UN-hosted informal

26th February 2021

Cyprus/World

No sign of Israeli oil spill in Cyprus waters

A mystery oil spill that polluted the nearby Israeli coastline with thick globules of tar has not been detected inside Cyprus maritime waters, authorities said Thursday. Cyprus’ Department of Fisheries and Marine

25th February 2021

Maritime/World

Bull run still has legs despite inflation concerns

By Hussein Sayed, Chief Market Strategist at FXTM Inflation threats and rising bond yields have been the dominant market topics over the past several weeks, as investors fear the latest selloff in

25th February 2021

World

Geneva to hold UN Cyprus summit in April

In April, the United Nations will convene a five-party Cyprus conference on deadlocked settlement talks in Geneva, the first such meeting since 2017 when that summit collapsed in acrimony. “The purpose of

25th February 2021

Cyprus/World