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Cyprus is intensifying efforts to position itself as a European and regional centre for investment, technology, energy, transport and trade, with President Nikos Christodoulides saying that substantive foreign direct investment (FDI) increased by approximately 10 per cent in 2025 compared with the previous year. Speaking on Wednesday at the EY Cyprus Future Realised Forum in Nicosia, Christodoulides said the rise in investment activity was reinforcing confidence in the countr

Investment across the European Union weakened in 2024, with fresh data showing a broad-based cooling in capital spending as economic momentum slowed. According to figures published by Eurostat, gross fixed capital formation in the EU fell by 1.9 per cent compared with 2023. The measure is a central pillar of gross domestic product, tracking how much businesses and governments invest in fixed assets such as infrastructure, buildings, machinery, equipment, and research and de

Euro area net saving declined to €863 billion in the four quarters to the third quarter of 2025, down from €877 billion recorded in the four quarters to the previous quarter, according to data published by the European Central Bank. The latest figure represented 6.9 per cent of euro area net disposable income. Over the same period, net non-financial investment across the euro area rose to €590 billion, equivalent to 4.7 per cent of net disposable income, with the ECB noting t

Eurobank and National Bank of Greece (NBG) have emerged at the top of European banking rankings for return on equity, according to a pan-European report by UBS, underscoring the sustained profitability and resilience of the Greek banking sector. The findings, shared by Greek business outlet Newmoney, place both Eurobank and NBG firmly in the upper echelons of the European ranking for return on equity, reflecting gains that are “not a cyclical phenomenon but is instead the res