Cyprus Business Now: weekly wrap-up
Kıbrıs Cyprus Mail

Cyprus Business Now: weekly wrap-up

Here are the top business stories in Cyprus from the week starting December 22: The government’s decision to raise the national minimum wage to €1,088 per month, has drawn strong and conflicting reactions from employers’ organisations and trade unions. The increase was approved by the council of ministers on Tuesday, following a proposal by the […]

28.12.2025 09:00
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2026 offers glimmer of hope for Cyprus, elsewhere not so much
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2026 offers glimmer of hope for Cyprus, elsewhere not so much

A review of the year and predicting the shape of things to come in 2026 and beyond must begin with events at home. The Cyprus Mail is of course a Cypriot newspaper so events in Cyprus take pride of place. Alas nothing much happened in Cyprus in 2025 except the result of the Turkish Cypriot […]

28.12.2025 08:45
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Global semiconductor revenue hits record $216bn in single quarter
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Global semiconductor revenue hits record $216bn in single quarter

The global semiconductor market delivered a record-breaking performance in the third quarter of 2025, according to market intelligence firm Omdia, with industry revenue reaching $216.3 billion to mark the first time the sector has exceeded the $200 billion milestone in a single three-month period. This 14.5 per cent quarter-over-quarter increase followed an already robust second […]

28.12.2025 08:30
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Putin says Russia will achieve its goals by force if Kyiv does not want peace
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Putin says Russia will achieve its goals by force if Kyiv does not want peace

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Ukraine was in no hurry for peace and if it did not want to resolve their conflict peacefully, Moscow would accomplish all its goals by force. Putin’s remarks on Saturday, carried by state news agency TASS, followed a vast Russian drone and missile attack that prompted Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy […]

28.12.2025 08:06
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Our View: Are we burying our heads in the sand over Nazi behaviour?
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Our View: Are we burying our heads in the sand over Nazi behaviour?

The furore over photos of teenagers signalling Nazi salutes and their swastika handiwork around school property at Larnaca’s Vergina high school ten days ago died down over Christmas week but is likely to resume once the holidays are over. Beyond the initial outrage, hysteria and panic, there is going to have to be a reckoning […]

28.12.2025 08:00
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Cloud market grows 25 per cent as enterprises move beyond AI pilots
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Cloud market grows 25 per cent as enterprises move beyond AI pilots

Global spending on cloud infrastructure services reached a record $102.6 billion in the third quarter of 2025, according to new research from Omdia, as enterprises shifted their focus from early AI experimentation toward large-scale production deployment. This performance represents a 25 per cent year-on-year growth and marks the fifth consecutive quarter where the sector has […]

28.12.2025 07:30
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Η ιδεολογική καθαρότητα του ΑΚΕΛ και το φάντασμα του Μαρξ - Η πορεία της Αριστεράς προς τις εκλογές 2026 και 2028
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Η ιδεολογική καθαρότητα του ΑΚΕΛ και το φάντασμα του Μαρξ - Η πορεία της Αριστεράς προς τις εκλογές 2026 και 2028

Το ΑΚΕΛ, από τη μια, κάνει ανοίγματα προς την κοινωνία και, από την άλλη, περιχαρακώνεται σε πολιτικό επίπεδο, χάνοντας δυνητικούς συμμάχους στην κομματική σκηνή

28.12.2025 07:05
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Η υφυπουργός Πολιτισμού στο «Π»: Ο απολογισμός μιας χρονιάς με «αγκάθια», η προεδρία και το στοίχημα του 2026
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Η υφυπουργός Πολιτισμού στο «Π»: Ο απολογισμός μιας χρονιάς με «αγκάθια», η προεδρία και το στοίχημα του 2026

Η δρ Βασιλική Κασσιανίδου απαντά για τις κατηγορίες περί λογοκρισίας, τις χρόνιες εκκρεμότητες, από το καθεστώς του καλλιτέχνη, μέχρι τα ζητήματα στέγης φορέων και της κυπριακής Βιβλιοθήκης, αποκαλύπτοντας παράλληλα πτυχές επικείμενων δράσεων ενόψει της κυπριακής προεδρίας της ΕΕ

28.12.2025 07:01
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Πάμε καλά, μπορούμε και καλύτερα…
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Πάμε καλά, μπορούμε και καλύτερα…

Η αυτοαποκαλούμενη εξωστρέφειά μας φτάνει μέχρι εκεί που δεν επηρεάζονται τα δικά μας εγχώρια ελεγχόμενα συμφέροντα ή μέχρι εκεί που τα τελευταία δεν μπορούν να φτάσουν λόγω δυνατότητας, κυρίως οικονομικής

28.12.2025 06:00
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2026 and Cyprus’ great energy challenge
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2026 and Cyprus’ great energy challenge

The loose ends left in the energy sector this year will inevitably get rolled into 2026, experts tell the Cyprus Mail. In practice, this means that persistent high electricity prices and rolling power cuts are more likely than not. Some of the policy decisions that need to be taken are in Cyprus’ hands, others less […]

28.12.2025 04:25
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