https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/bounced-cheques-in-cyprus-reach-€57k-in-august
A total of 30 bounced cheques worth €57,129 were issued in August 2024, according to data published on Monday by the Central Bank of Cyprus....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/eurobank-completes-takeover-of-hellenic-bank
Eurobank S.A., a subsidiary of Eurobank Ergasias Services and Holdings S.A., has successfully completed its mandatory takeover bid for Hellenic Bank Public Company Limited. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-non-cash-payment-value-hits-€129-billion
Non cash payments in Cyprus in the second half of 2023 rose by 12% year on year to €129 billion with total transactions amounting to 152 million marking an annual increase of 15%, the Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) has said....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/almost-253-000-euros-in-bounced-cheques-in-early-2024
Cyprus grapples with a surge in bounced cheques, as revealed by recent data from the Central Bank of Cyprus. The total value of these unreliable transactions skyrocketed to 252,988 euros in the first four months of 2024, marking a concerning trend in financial instability....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/€26-340-in-bounced-checks-in-march
In March 2024, a total of 15 bad cheques, amounting to €26,340, were issued, with 6 individuals (5 legal entities and 1 natural person) being listed in the preliminary registry of the Central Information Register (CIR) for dishonoured cheques.
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/february-s-financial-flaws-expose-16-bad-checks-€19-388-lost
In February 2024, a total of 16 bad cheques, amounting to €19,388, were issued, with 9 individuals (7 legal entities and 2 individuals) being listed in the preliminary registry of the Central Information Register (CIR) for dishonoured cheques....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/trial-begins-for-turkish-cypriot-lawyer-in-property-usurpation-case
The legal proceedings involving Turkish Cypriot lawyer Akan Kıursat, accused of usurping Greek Cypriot property, continued today at the Nicosia District Court....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/turkish-cypriot-lawyer-released-on-bail-pending-trial
Akan Kürşat, a Turkish Cypriot lawyer extradited by Italian authorities on charges of usurping Greek Cypriot property in the occupied territories, has been released on conditions pending his case hearing on February 29 at 10:30 am....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-witnesses-356-bounced-cheques-yet-a-€1-7m-surge
In a recent disclosure, the Cyprus Central Bank unveiled a decrease in the issuance of uncovered checks during 2023, reporting a total of 356 compared to the previous year's 473.
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/rising-number-of-bounced-checks-a-growing-concern
A total of 36 bad cheques, worth €566,732, were issued in October 2023, with 21 persons (14 legal entities and 7 natural persons) being registered in the preliminary list of the Central Information Register for the Issuers of Dishonoured Cheques (CIR), maintained by the Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC)....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-records-36-bounced-cheques-totaling-€78-108-in-august
A total of 36 bounced cheques, worth €78,108, were issued in August 2023, with 23 persons (7 legal entities and 16 natural persons) registered in the preliminary list of the Central Information Register for the Issuers of Dishonoured Cheques (CIR), maintained by the Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC)....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/bank-of-ireland-glitch-turns-no-funds-into-a-cash-fiesta
Bank of Ireland is facing a crisis after thousands of customers descended on ATMs yesterday evening attempting to take advantage of a major IT glitch....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/cyprus-sees-decrease-in-bounced-checks
A total of 35 dishonoured cheques, with a total value of €67,609, were issued in June 2023, while 16 persons (10 legal and 6 natural) were recorded in the preliminary list of the Central Information Register (CIR) for dishonoured cheques, maintained by the Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC)....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/cbc-number-of-bounced-checks-increase-in-february
A total of 38 bounced cheques have been registered in the Central Information Registry (CIR) for dishonored cheques in February, compared with 23 in January, the Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) said on Monday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cash-still-king-as-cypriots-take-digital-leap
The growing preference of Cypriots for digital means of payment, but also the desire to maintain the ability to pay with cash and checks, are the main conclusions of the report of the Central Bank of Cyprus on Retail Payments in Cyprus for the years 2014-2021...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/local-councilor-arrested-after-company-bleeds-cash
A local councilor in rural Larnaca has been remanded in custody on suspicion of swindling a produce company in his community out of half a million, following an audit that revealed blank cheques were misused...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/an-increasing-number-of-bounced-checks-were-recorded-by-the-cbc
The number and amount of bounced cheques recorded in the Central Bank of Cyprus' (CBC) preliminary Central Information Register (CIR), showed an upward trend in the first five months of 2022, according to data released Tuesday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/slight-increase-in-the-value-of-unsecured-checks-issued-in-2021
The total amount of unsecured cheques issued in 2021 rose to €0.93 million compared with €0.74 in 2020. However, the total number of unsecured cheques dropped to 363 compared with 454 the year before....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-weather-gets-code-red
Weather officials in Cyprus have issued for the first time a red warning for Monday, with temperature highs expected to reach 44 degrees in the interior and 36 high up in the mountains...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/woman-in-white-collar-scheme-not-talking
Police investigators are fishing out more details in a while collar crime in Limassol, where a woman accused of embezzling over €1 million was said not to be cooperating with police...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/arrested-woman-linked-to-armed-robbery
A broken cell phone ended up linking a foreign woman, who was arrested Monday on theft charges, to another crime that took place ten years ag...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/jho-low-may-have-multiple-passports
Reports suggest that fugitive financier Jho Low may be travelling on foreign passports while Malaysian authorities suspect he may be hiding in the Middle East...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/social-welfare-benefits-to-be-filed-online
A new all-in-one database in September is expected to help the labour department streamline social welfare applications online as well as double check personal data including back accounts of beneficiaries...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/nicosia-cop-arrested-on-racketeering-charges
Three men, including a police officer, have been arrested on racketeering charges following allegations by a construction company owner who says the suspects threatened him...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/master-of-deception-suspect-has-rich-history
The man who was arrested on credit card fraud charges and escaped from a mental hospital this week has been remanded in custody for eight days, with police describing him a master of deception...
