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MITSOTAKIS: Turkey must return to Cyprus talks

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said Turkey must return to the negotiating table on the Cyprus problem and abandon its rhetoric of a two-state solution, as it will lead to a new

14th July 2023

Cyprus/Europe

Cyprus has biggest EU rise in house sales

Last year housing transactions in Cyprus increased by 27.4% compared to 2021, the largest rise recorded in the 16 EU countries for which data is available. According to Eurostat, the number of

14th July 2023

Europe/Property

EU firms struggle to hire techies

EU companies face obstacles in hiring information and communication technology (ICT) experts, but Cypriot firms were better off in job recruitment. According to data released by Eurostat, Cyprus is one of the

13th July 2023

Business/Europe

UK economy continues to show resilience, China disappoints

By Craig Erlam The UK economy posted a small contraction in May which was much better than forecast, as the country continues to show strong resilience in the face of significant pressures.

13th July 2023

Markets/World

National Guard, UK Armed Forces in special ops exercise

A small-scale special operations exercise codenamed ZEUS – 2023 took place in Cyprus with the participation of the National Guard and the British Armed Forces. According to a statement by the National

13th July 2023

Cyprus/Europe

World’s 5 best-paid athletes grossed $616m

The world’s five highest-paid athletes, led by Cristiano Ronaldo, took home pre-tax gross earnings of $616 mln, $60 mln more than last year, according to data presented by SportsLens.com. For years, the

13th July 2023

Life & Society/World

US inflation: as good we could have hoped for

By Craig Erlam Markets are buzzing at the US open on Wednesday, with investors buoyed by a very promising inflation report from the US. The CPI report not only beat the headline

12th July 2023

Markets/World

More migrants leaving than seeking asylum

Cyprus said Wednesday that for the first time in years, the number of migrants it is sending back had outpaced those seeking asylum on the east Mediterranean island, which it says is

12th July 2023

Cyprus/Europe

Risk assets hope for slowing inflation

By Han Tan, Chief Market Analyst at Exinity Group Wednesday’s US inflation data release is set to heavily influence the outlook on future Fed rate hikes. As things stand, a July hike

12th July 2023

Markets/World

EU, Cyprus population increases

The European Union’s population has started to increase again after two years of decline, while Cyprus’ has continued to rise, according to Eurostat. After a decline in population in 2020 and 2021

12th July 2023

Cyprus/Europe