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Cypriot MPs pledge support for Armenia

During a very difficult time for Armenia, a delegation from the House of Representatives is visiting Yerevan to express the support and solidarity of Cyprus, officials said. “Cyprus has a similar history.

3rd October 2023

Cyprus/World

‘Aussie’ falls as RBA leaves rates on hold

By Craig Erlam The Australian dollar softened Tuesday after the RBA opted to leave the Cash Rate at 4.1%, but warned some further tightening may be required. The decision and statement –

3rd October 2023

Markets/World

Helios crash investigator dies aged 93

Greek Akrivos Tsolakis, the head of the Helios airline crash investigation in 2005, died at 93 on Monday night. The crash of Cypriot airline Helios Airways Flight 522 claimed the lives of

3rd October 2023

Cyprus/Europe

PMIs paint bleak picture, China offers hope

By Craig Erlam Manufacturing PMIs released throughout Monday made for pretty miserable reading and even those in China barely registered any growth after a lengthy period of contraction. The Chinese data did

3rd October 2023

Markets/World

Cyprus Armenians protest Azeri ‘ethnic cleansing’

Armenians of Cyprus defied pouring rain to march through the capital Nicosia on Sunday demonstrating against Azerbaijan’s “ethnic cleansing” of Nagorno-Karabagh, with similar protests organised in twenty other European capitals. Several hundred

1st October 2023

Cyprus/World

Major boost for ECB, but still a long way to go

By Craig Erlam European stock markets were performing well at the end of the week after spending much of the past days in the red on the back of fresh interest rate

29th September 2023

Markets/World

‘Are we doing enough?’

Are we really doing enough for everything happening today in the world, specifically in the Ukraine? An ongoing invasion and occupation, this is what it is. At the same time, an unspeakable

29th September 2023

Comment/World

Parliament condemns Azerbaijan’s military operation in Nagorno-Karabakh

The Cyprus parliament unanimously adopted a resolution condemning the military operations by Azerbaijan against the Armenian population of Nagorno-Karabakh. Lawmakers called upon the President to intervene with the European Union and President

29th September 2023

Cyprus/World

Promising inflation data ahead of Friday’s eurozone HICP

By Craig Erlam Another mixed session in Europe on Thursday with US stocks pointing to a similar open on Wall Street despite some promising inflation figures from the euro area. While the

28th September 2023

Markets/World

MOODYS: Turkey accelerating monetary tightening is positive

On 21 September, the Central Bank of Turkiye (CBRT) raised its policy rate by 500 basis points (bp) to 30%, following a larger-than-expected 750bp increase in August and a more moderate pace

28th September 2023

Comment/Markets