Industrial producer prices in Cyprus registered the steepest monthly decline across the European Union in January 2026, according to newly released estimates from Eurostat, even as producer prices climbed across both the euro area and the broader EU during the same period.   The EU’s statistical office reported that industrial producer prices rose by 0.7 per cent in the euro area and by 0.8 per cent across the EU in January 2026 when compared with December 2025. This marked a

Casino operators in Macao recorded a solid increase in gaming income during February, with revenue rising 4.5% year-on-year as the Lunar New Year travel period attracted large numbers of visitors to the Pearl River Delta special administrative region.   According to the city’s gambling regulator, the Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau, Macao’s gross gaming revenue reached 20.62 billion patacas in February, equivalent to roughly $2.56 billion. The results, reported by B

The government of the Isle of Man has officially categorized its gambling sector as presenting a “medium-high” risk for money laundering, highlighting the regulatory challenges facing one of the island’s most significant—and often scrutinized—industries.   In a newly released standalone National Risk Assessment (NRA) for gambling published on February 24, authorities concluded that the sector’s exposure to money laundering (ML) risks remains substantial. According to the repo

Herold and Lantern Investments Incorporated has been formally censured and ordered to pay a $125,000 penalty by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority after regulators uncovered major shortcomings in the firm’s anti-money laundering safeguards. The enforcement action followed findings that the brokerage failed to establish a compliance framework capable of reasonably detecting and reporting suspicious activity related to low-priced securities between November 2020 and Ma