The Cyprus Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Keve) has highlighted European funding opportunities available to Cypriot small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and startups through the European Commission’s Cascade Funding mechanism. The initiative is intended to make financial support and other resources more accessible to businesses, particularly those active in technology, innovation and the green transition. Cascade Funding, also known as Financial Support to Third Parti

The borrowing-cost hierarchy across the eurozone has changed significantly, with Belgium paying interest rates close to those of Greece and France facing higher borrowing costs than Italy. The shift reflects diverging fiscal positions, political uncertainty and changing investor perceptions of sovereign risk as European governments prepare to issue record volumes of debt. On 15 October 2026, Belgium’s 10-year government bond yield stood at approximately 4.29%, compared with 4

Brazil’s suspension of online betting has triggered a refund process involving approximately BRL 1.325 billion (US$245 million) owed to around 26.5 million bettors, while the gambling industry has reported thousands of job losses following the government’s decision to halt licensed betting operations. The shutdown followed the introduction of Provisional Measure No. 1,394/2026, signed by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on 25 September 2026. The measure prohibited the oper

Greece is stepping up preparations for the Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) fifth-round mutual evaluation of its anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing framework, with government agencies and regulators required to report on progress and outstanding weaknesses by 3 November 2026. The preparations are being coordinated through Greece’s Strategic Committee for Combating Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing. Authorities are developing a national action pla