Trade unions are calling for a 24-hour strike to increase pressure on the government and public transport companies in an ongoing dispute over pay and conditions.Tens of thousands of transport workers have brought Germany to a standstill in what is bei…
International Monetary Fund chief Kristalina Georgieva has said that risks to financial stability have increased and called for continued vigilance although actions by advanced economies have calmed market stress.The IMF managing director reiterated on…
What would having Russian tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus mean for the war? What would it mean for Europe and NATO? A look at the horror of the more than 16,000 children forcibly deported from Ukraine to Russia, plus a look at Russian athletes in i…
An EU probe has revealed that UK shoppers may be purchasing counterfeit honey labelled as authentic organic honey.The European Commission has uncovered the contamination of honey packaged in the United Kingdom with cheap sugar syrup.The action was take…
Belarus opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, who led a delegation of the Belarusian opposition to Washington, spoke to VOA’s Russian Service on Saturday about the democratic movement in her country and the war in Ukraine.Tsikhanouskaya fled Bela…
The Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) initiatives on non-performing loans (NPLs) aim to ensure that the Cyprus banking system will be ready to deal with not only existing NPLs, but also the negative consequences that may arise from a possible future increa…
The total sales of petroleum products recorded this February an annual decrease of 7% to 107,779 tonnes, according to data published by the Statistical Service of Cyprus, on Monday.During the period January – February 2023, the total sales of petroleu…
Total deposits in February 2023 recorded a net increase of pound 357.1 million, compared with a net decrease of pound 583,8 million in January 2023.According to data released on Monday by the Central Bank of Cyprus, the annual growth rate stood at 0.3…
The Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) has adopted a number of climate-related risk considerations and Sustainable and Responsible Investment (SRI) strategies, to contribute to the transition to a green and low-carbon EU economy, according to its annual cli…
US Ambassador Julie Fisher reaffirmed her country’s firm position in favour of the solution of the Cyprus issue, within the framework of the relevant resolutions of the United Nations and the commitment of her country to support the efforts to create …