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Nicosia to host Cyprus-Greece-Egypt summit

Nicosia will host the 8th Cyprus-Greece-Egypt Trilateral Summit on 21 October where Turkey’s renewed illegal activity in the eastern Mediterranean will be on the agenda. A government statement on Friday said among

16th October 2020

Cyprus/World

Political duels stall stock bulls, Covid19 resurgence buffers Gold support

By Han Tan, Market Analyst at FXTM US equity futures are little changed while Asian stocks are mixed, with the MSCI Asia Pacific index having posted a new year-to-date high earlier this

16th October 2020

Markets/World

Investors return to risk aversion as stimulus hopes fade, pandemic surges

By Hussein Sayed, Chief Market Strategist at FXTM With less than three weeks remaining until the US presidential elections, investors are finding little reason to add risk assets to their portfolios. Stocks

15th October 2020

Markets/World

Germany says burden on Turkey to ease regional tensions

Germany said Tuesday the onus was on Turkey to de-escalate tensions in the eastern Mediterranean after Ankara redeployed the research ship at the centre of an energy row. “It is now up

13th October 2020

Cyprus/Europe

Europe ‘can’t believe’ what Cyprus did

Brussels said it was shocked by an Al Jazeera undercover report that showed Cypriot officials willing to sell EU passports for a price. The European Commission is looking into compliance of the

13th October 2020

Cyprus/Europe

European clubs slash transfer spending by 40% to €3.3bln

With far less money available to football clubs and a steep drop in footballers’ value, the coronavirus outbreak triggered a sharp fall both in the volume of transactions and transfer fees. According

13th October 2020

Europe/International/Life & Society

Emerging market eurobond volumes set for record year in 2020

Eurobond volumes in emerging markets (EM) are on course to reach a record high in 2020 as central banks’ unprecedented liquidity support to counter the coronavirus crisis provides an attractive funding environment

13th October 2020

Markets/World

EU calls Turkey to immediately reverse Varosha opening

Josep Borrell, the EU’s foreign policy chief, issued a new statement on Varosha Tuesday which calls on Turkey to reverse its decision to open the fenced-off ghost town. “The EU expresses its

13th October 2020

Cyprus/Europe

Germany mounts East Med crisis diplomacy

German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas visits Nicosia and Athens on Tuesday for talks as developments in the Eastern Mediterranean point to an escalation of tension. Maas arrives in Cyprus at noon where

13th October 2020

Cyprus/Europe

EU: Turkey actions spark regional tensions

EU Foreign Ministers Tuesday called for a reversal of the Varosha opening while voicing disappointment over Turkey rebooting its East Med energy search. The EU’s top diplomat Josep Borrell who chaired the

12th October 2020

Cyprus/Europe