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Cyprus Stock Exchange Unveils €25 Million Treasury Bill Issue

The Cyprus Stock Exchange (CSE) has announced the introduction of a new tranche of government treasury bills, signaling a strategic expansion in its debt instruments market. The issue consists of 25,000 bills, each bearing a nominal value of €1,000, thereby totaling €25 million in aggregate value.

Series 2025: A Detailed Overview

These 13-week treasury bills, designated as the sixth issue of the Series 2025, will remain valid from June 20, 2025, to September 19, 2025. Issued following a competitive auction held on June 16, 2025, the new tranche reinforces the government’s fiscal management strategies. Notably, the treasury bills are structured without an interest rate, positioning them as zero-coupon instruments.

Market Integration and Trading Schedule

The CSE has confirmed that these treasury bills have been duly registered in both the central depository and central registry, ensuring a seamless transition into the market. Trading is slated to commence on Friday, June 20, 2025, offering investors an opportunity to engage with a reliable government-backed instrument.

This strategic issue underscores the market’s evolving landscape and the government’s commitment to fostering financial innovation, ensuring that capital market participants have access to robust and transparent investment avenues.

Cyprus Fuel Prices Jump 20.5% As Energy Costs Rise Across The EU

Cyprus recorded a 20.5% year-on-year increase in the prices of fuels and lubricants for personal transport in May 2026, according to Eurostat data released on Monday.

The increase was broadly in line with the European Union average of 20.7%, with fuel and lubricant prices rising across all EU member states during the period.

Cyprus Tracks The EU Average

Among EU countries, the largest annual increases were recorded in Bulgaria (33.9%), Luxembourg (32.2%), Lithuania (30.8%) and Romania (30.4%). At the other end of the scale, Hungary registered the smallest increase at 3.5%, while annual growth ranged from 12.7% in Poland to 29.2% in France across the remaining member states.

Eurostat noted that fuel and lubricant prices generally declined across the EU until February 2026 before moving higher in subsequent months.

Diesel And Petrol Follow Different Paths

Across the European Union, diesel prices increased by 29% in May 2026 compared with the same month a year earlier, while petrol prices rose by 16.2%. Monthly trends, however, were more mixed. Between April and May 2026, diesel prices across the EU fell by 5.8%, whereas petrol prices increased by 0.8%.

In Cyprus, diesel prices declined by 1.5% over the same period. Although lower than in April, the decrease was less pronounced than in Germany (-11.9%), Greece (-8.5%), Estonia (-8.4%) and Ireland (-8.1%).

Petrol prices moved in the opposite direction, rising by 2.1% between April and May. A similar pattern was observed across much of the EU, with 23 member states reporting monthly increases. Italy recorded the largest monthly rise in petrol prices at 6.9%, while decreases were reported in Germany (-5.6%), Ireland (-2.0%) and Sweden (-0.7%).

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