https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/ecb-hikes-up-interest-rates-75-basis-points-to-1-25
The European Central Bank raised its key interest rates by an unprecedented 75 basis points on Thursday and signalled further hikes, prioritising the fight against inflation even as the bloc's economy is heading for a likely winter recession....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/september-newsletter-of-k-treppides-co-ltd-european-banking-authority
A new issue is out from the newsletter by Treppides & Co Ltd, a leader in the field of auditing and accounting services with offices in three countries....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/scientists-warn-of-dire-effects-as-mediterranean-heats-up
While vacationers might enjoy the Mediterranean Sea’s summer warmth, climate scientists are warning of dire consequences for its marine life as it burns up in a series of severe heat waves....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/lufthansa-ground-staff-strike-for-higher-pay-amid-inflation
Ground staff at Deutsche Lufthansa went on strike early Wednesday, prompting the cancellation of more than 1,000 flights, and adding to travel disruptions during the busy summer travel season....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/ecb-raises-interest-rates-5-with-further-rate-hikes-on-the-horizon
The European Central Bank (ECB) increased interest rates by more than expected on Thursday, raising its benchmark deposit rate by 50 basis points to zero percent, impacting the Cyprus banking system and local borrowers....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/1-the-use-of-face-masks-indoors-is-now-mandatory-again
The Cabinet decided on Wednesday to make face masks mandatory again in all indoor and closed spaces in Cyprus, following a hike in COVID cases and hospitalizations over the last few days....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/government-takes-steps-to-break-cyprus-reliance-on-fossil-fuels
The government today took steps to break Cyprus’ reliance on fossil fuels....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/no-plan-to-bring-back-covid-restrictions-just-yet
There are no thoughts for the time being to bring back restrictions for COVID, Press Advisor of the Ηealth Μinistry, Constantinos Athanasiou, told the Cyprus News Agency, following a hike in positivity rate and cases on Friday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/more-than-7-000-new-covid-cases-2-deaths-recorded
COVID positivity rate hiked to 9.77% in Cyprus the period between 17-23 June, the Ministry of Health announced Friday. The figures showed 2 more deaths from COVID and 7,263 new cases while 47 patients are getting treatment in hospitals across the island....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/big-disparity-of-fuel-prices-on-the-island
The highest price for Diesel has reached €1.999 in Cyprus, according to the Consumer Protection Service's Fuel Retail Price Observatory. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/central-banks-across-europe-jack-up-interest-rates-to-fight-inflation
Central banks across Europe raised interest rates on Thursday, some by amounts that shocked markets, and hinted at even higher borrowing costs to come to tame soaring inflation that is eroding savings and squeezing corporate profits....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/us-fed-raises-interest-rates-by-75-largest-hike-in-30-years
The US central bank has announced its biggest interest rate rise in nearly 30 years as it ramps up its fight to rein in soaring consumer prices....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/no-end-in-sight-to-weekly-price-hikes-in-fuel
Increases in fuel prices are taking place almost on a weekly basis, according to gas station owners. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/cbc-new-loans-drop-by-almost-50-in-april
Cypriot banks granted 50% fewer loans this month in comparison to last month due to a sizeable reduction in new housing loans....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/global-ipo-market-experiences-significant-slowdown-in-q1-2022
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/eu-official-calls-on-cyprus-to-implement-recovery-plan-or-lose-funding
A European Commission official on Monday urged the Cypriot authorities to proceed with the implementation of Cyprus’ National Recover and Resilience plan, warning that Cyprus risks losing EU funds in case of new delays....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/price-hike-of-raw-materials-affecting-developers-and-construction-costs
The construction industry is suffering as the price hike of raw materials continues, with developers crushed under higher costs as they are deprived of Russian money....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/greece-sets-price-ceiling-on-electricity
The government is to introduce a price ceiling on the wholesale electricity market as the request for coordinated measures at the European level, which was reformulated on Monday at the Extraordinary Council of Energy Ministers by Energy Minister Kostas Skrekas, did not appear to gain traction....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/life/more-and-more-women-just-don-t-want-children-kids-are-expensive-and-sticky
A new world of opportunities has made millennial women about four times as likely as women from the Silent generation to have a bachelor's degree. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/property-sales-hit-14-year-high
Property sales in March, as measured by the number of sale contracts deposited at Land Registry offices, hit a 14-year high according to figures released by the Department of Lands and Surveys....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/op-ed-fertilizer-inflation-presages-a-global-food-supply-crisis
We know that the war in Ukraine has led to sharp increases in prices for both food and fuel. This in turn has sparked concern that we may see a repeat of the famine and food riots that took place in 22 countries in the years following the global financial crisis, caused by a perfect storm of rising commodities prices....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/nicosia-roundtable-calls-on-cyprus-to-reexamine-sanctions
Leaders from the Russian business community in the Republic of Cyprus are calling on the government to reexamine sanctions in the wake of the war in Ukraine, saying the measures were hurting the island nation...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/turkish-opposition-leader-refuses-to-pay-power-bill-in-protest
Turkey’s main opposition leader said he will not pay his power bills until Tayyip Erdogan withdraws recent price hikes, and the president’s ruling party slammed the move on Thursday as a provocation amid growing discontent over surging inflation....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/nhs-waiting-list-backlog-due-to-covid-will-take-years-to-clear
The waiting list for hospital treatment will not start falling for two years, ministers say, despite unveiling a plan to tackle England's backlog in care....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/netflix-shares-lose
Netflix dashed hopes for a quick rebound after forecasting weak first-quarter subscriber growth on Thursday, sending shares sinking nearly 20 percent and wiping away most of its remaining pandemic-fueled gains from 2020, just a week after raising prices by up to $2 a month....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/kazakh-president-gives-shoot-to-kill-order-to-quell-protests
Security forces appeared to have reclaimed the streets of Kazakhstan's main city on Friday after days of violence, and the Russian-backed president said he had ordered his troops to shoot to kill to put down a countrywide uprising....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/cyprus-economy-grew-by-5-7-in-2021-according-to-eurostat
The continued high rate of growth in the fourth quarter of 2021 confirms the resilience and dynamism showed by the Cypriot economy and the soundness of our policies, boosting expectations for further growth in 2022, Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides said on Tuesday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/christmas-on-borrowed-cash-for-many
One in four households will take on credit card debt to buy food and presents this festive season, according to the 2021 study of the European Consumer Payment Report....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/turkish-lira-whiplashes-after-erdogan-moves-to-protect-savings
Turkey's lira rocketed back from record lows in volatile trading on Tuesday after Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan proposed measures to protect local currency savings against such swings....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/turkish-lira-blows-through-15-to-dollar-ahead-of-rate-decision
The Turkish lira dropped to an all-time low beyond 15 against the dollar on Thursday ahead of another expected interest rate cut by the central bank, which has fallen in line with President Tayyip Erdogan’s risky new economic program....