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The gross disposable income for Cypriot households, as well as that of non-profit institutions serving households, saw an annual increase of 8.4 per cent in 2024, according to figures released on Frid...

Kyriacos Nicolaou @kyriacosnicolaou.bsky.social · 4d

Cyprus household disposable income increased in 2024

The Cyprus Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Keve) has announced that a seven-hour, subsidised training programme on the effective integration of Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) into business ...

Kyriacos Nicolaou @kyriacosnicolaou.bsky.social · 4d

Cypriot businesses offered subsidised AI training

The Cyprus Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Keve) announced this week that it is conducting a survey into the future of digital networks and infrastructure in Cyprus. The initiative comes ahead of a ...

Kyriacos Nicolaou @kyriacosnicolaou.bsky.social · 4d

Cypriot SMEs called upon to contribute to digital policy formation

The Cyprus Computer Society (CCS), in collaboration with the Education Ministry, this week hosted the Junior Balkan Olympiad in Informatics (jBOI) 2025 at the Tassos Mitsopoulos Lyceum in Aradippou. T...

Kyriacos Nicolaou @kyriacosnicolaou.bsky.social · 4d

Cyprus hosts Junior Balkan Informatics Olympiad, bags gold medal

The Nicosia regional tourism board (Etap) recently participated in the kick-off meeting for the European project “Hands Across Generations – Preserving Intangible Heritage through Intergenerational Cr...

Kyriacos Nicolaou @kyriacosnicolaou.bsky.social · 4d

Nicosia tourism board joins initiative safeguarding heritage crafts

Non-profit organisation Cyprus Seeds, which helps facilitate the commercialisation of scientific research projects on the island, has released a progress update on six selected teams supported by its ...

Kyriacos Nicolaou @kyriacosnicolaou.bsky.social · 4d

Cyprus Seeds teams achieve major research commercialisation goals

Anti-Money Laundering Authority (AMLA) chair Bruna Szego, visited Cyprus on Thursday, as part of her tour across European Union member states to enhance coordination between AMLA and National Competen...

Kyriacos Nicolaou @kyriacosnicolaou.bsky.social · 4d

EU anti-money laundering chief visits Cyprus

The allure of overnight riches from lottery wins continues to captivate many in Cyprus, yet the true odds of such success are almost impossibly slim, according to the CFA Society Cyprus' Aleksand...

Kyriacos Nicolaou @kyriacosnicolaou.bsky.social · 4d

Cyprus lottery dreams collide with financial reality, says analyst

Cyprus must prepare for AI-fuelled DDoS surge, expert warns

Kyriacos Nicolaou @kyriacosnicolaou.bsky.social · 4d

Thread of various Cyprus business & economy stories from today:

Cyprus must prepare for AI-fuelled DDoS surge, expert warns

Artificial intelligence is rapidly transforming the global cyber threat landscape, with Cyprus now facing mounting risks from AI-powered DDoS attacks, according to cybersecurity company Qrator Labs’ l...

Foreign-controlled companies were responsible for the majority of Cyprus’ service exports to countries outside the European Union in 2023, according to new Eurostat data on services trade by enterpris...

Kyriacos Nicolaou @kyriacosnicolaou.bsky.social · 6d

Foreign-owned businesses lead Cyprus’ service exports

Average monthly earnings in Cyprus continued to rise during the second quarter of 2025, with gross salaries increasing by 4.2 per cent compared to the same period last year, according to provisional f...

Kyriacos Nicolaou @kyriacosnicolaou.bsky.social · 6d

More than a third of Cyprus workers earn under €1,500 despite wage growth

AmCham Cyprus on Friday announced its newly elected board of directors and president, following its annual general meeting held on September 18, and a subsequent board of directors meeting on October ...

Kyriacos Nicolaou @kyriacosnicolaou.bsky.social · 11d

AmCham Cyprus elects new board, pledges to strengthen US-Cyprus ties

The Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) on Friday held its first special session on the digital euro, bringing together payment service providers, including banks, payment institutions, and electronic money ...

Kyriacos Nicolaou @kyriacosnicolaou.bsky.social · 11d

Digital euro discussions reach Cyprus ahead of ECB decision

Greece and Cyprus have signed a memorandum of cooperation to strengthen collaboration on mineral resources, according to an announcement released on Friday. The signing took place on October 23, in th...

Kyriacos Nicolaou @kyriacosnicolaou.bsky.social · 11d

Greece and Cyprus sign deal on mineral resource cooperation

The 16th Limassol Economic Forum took place on Friday, gathering prominent policymakers, diplomats, and business leaders to discuss how global disruption is reshaping economies, governance, and trade....

Kyriacos Nicolaou @kyriacosnicolaou.bsky.social · 11d

‘Europe must lead, not just react’ — Limassol Economic Forum tackles key issues

Tourism Deputy Minister Kostas Koumis held a series of meetings in Brussels earlier this week, with a focus on the sustainability, competitiveness, and resilience of the European tourism ecosystem, ah...

Kyriacos Nicolaou @kyriacosnicolaou.bsky.social · 11d

At the Limassol Economic Forum.

Kyriacos Nicolaou @kyriacosnicolaou.bsky.social · 12d

Cyprus bolsters EU tourism ties — targets Dutch, Belgian markets

The Bank of Cyprus has completed one of the most extensive restructurings in Europe over the past decade, according to a new report by Eurobank Equities. The brokerage issued a buy recommendation on t...

Kyriacos Nicolaou @kyriacosnicolaou.bsky.social · 12d

Bank of Cyprus earns backing for strong profitability and capital strength

JP Morgan has reaffirmed its optimistic stance on Eurobank, suggesting the bank’s recent acquisition of Eurolife FFH’s life insurance operations will significantly boost profitability and returns over...

Kyriacos Nicolaou @kyriacosnicolaou.bsky.social · 12d

JP Morgan backs Eurobank after major insurance acquisition

The subjective poverty rate in the European Union fell to 17.4 per cent in 2024, an improvement from the rate of 19.1 per cent recorded in 2023, according to figures released on Thursday by Eurostat. ...

Kyriacos Nicolaou @kyriacosnicolaou.bsky.social · 12d

Cyprus subjective poverty rate drops nearly 38 per cent since 2015

Tourist arrivals in Cyprus increased by 12 per cent in September 2025, reaching 570,635 visitors compared with 509,463 in the same month last year, according to a report released on Friday by the Cypr...

Kyriacos Nicolaou @kyriacosnicolaou.bsky.social · 18d

Cyprus tourism soars past 3.6 million visitors

The Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) on Friday reported that the overall increase in house prices continued during the second quarter of 2025, driven largely by accelerated demand for apartments. The CBC&...

Kyriacos Nicolaou @kyriacosnicolaou.bsky.social · 18d

Cyprus house prices rise in second quarter — sales to foreign buyers increase

The Research and Innovation Foundation (RIF) on Friday announced the signing of a strategic memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Tenstorrent, a firm specialising in AI hardware and open computing so...

Kyriacos Nicolaou @kyriacosnicolaou.bsky.social · 18d

Chip firm Tenstorrent to open Cyprus office in 2026 under AI partnership deal

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Cyprus Mail @cyprus-mail.com · 20d

Borrowers’ group warns Cyprus banks too cautious on lending