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Divergent Trends Define Cyprus Service And Transport Sectors In Q2 2025

by THEFUTURE.TEAM

September 12, 2025

Overview Of Mixed Sector Performance

The Cyprus turnover value index for services and transport in the second quarter of 2025 revealed a blend of robust growth and modest declines compared to the same period in 2024. According to data from the state statistical service (Cystat), key sectors exhibited varied performance profiles, reflecting both resilience and emerging challenges across the economy.

Substantial Gains In Accommodation And Food Services

Accommodation and food service activities led the upswing with an 11.7% increase, underpinned by a strong upswing in accommodation services at 13.9% and a 9.3% boost in food and beverage operations. This trend underscores the sector’s capacity to attract both local and international clientele, bolstering Cyprus’s tourism appeal.

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Steady Momentum In Administrative And Support Services

Administrative and support service activities improved by 7.2% overall. Notably, the rental and leasing segment rose by 7.8%, while travel agency and tour operator services increased by 4.9%. Complementing these figures, security and investigation operations surged by 11.4%, and office administrative support grew by 9.6%, indicative of growing business operational needs and corporate confidence.

Emerging Trends In Digital And Information Services

The information and communication sector advanced by 4.4%, with publishing and programming and broadcasting growing by 5.2% and 3% respectively. Telecommunications and related IT services also reflected moderate gains, with computer programming and allied activities seeing a 3.4% increase, while information service activities surged by 17.3%, signaling robust digital transformation across the economy.

Professional And Technical Service Sectors

Professional, scientific and technical activities recorded a 3.6% rise. Within this domain, legal and accounting, management consulting, and advertising services experienced modest yet significant growth, while sectors such as architectural and engineering, and motion picture and sound recording saw slight declines of 3.1% and 3.3% respectively.

Transport And Storage: Mixed Performance

The transport and storage sector delivered a 2.1% gain overall. Land transport rose by 5.7%, with water transport increasing by 4% and air transport modestly rising by 0.7%. Support functions including warehousing and postal courier services also reflected positive momentum, though real estate activities experienced a contraction of 1.8% in turnover compared to the previous year.

H1 2025 Sectoral Outlook

Analyzing the first half of 2025, trends maintained a similar pattern with accommodation and food service activities up by 10.9%, administrative and support services by 8.2%, and information and communication at 6.3%. Professional services improved by 4.1% while transport activities continued their steady progression at 2.1%, even as real estate faced a cumulative decline of 3.4%. These figures highlight both the sectoral dynamism and the nuanced challenges that policymakers and business leaders must navigate in a rapidly evolving economic landscape.

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by News Editor

August 24, 2026

Courts Are Still Applying Old Copyright Rules To AI

AI companies train models on enormous amounts of published material, including books, articles and academic research. Whether using that content without authors’ permission violates copyright law remains unresolved.

Much of the debate centres on fair use, which allows copyrighted material to be used without permission in certain circumstances. Courts consider factors such as the purpose of the use, how much material was involved and its impact on the original market.

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Anthropic Case Sets An Important Precedent

A major case involving Anthropic and a group of authors provided one of the clearest rulings so far. Judge William Alsup found that using copyrighted books to train AI models was lawful, comparing the process to people reading and studying literature before creating something new.

Anthropic was nevertheless ordered to pay $1.5 billion in a settlement. The penalty concerned books the company had obtained from illegal online libraries rather than the AI training itself.

For AI companies, that distinction could prove significant because it separates studying copyrighted material from directly copying it.

Competition Could Be The Key Issue

A case involving Thomson Reuters and Ross Intelligence offers a different perspective. A court ruled that Ross could not claim fair use after using Reuters’ copyrighted material to develop a competing AI-powered legal research platform.

The decision suggests courts may be less willing to consider AI training fair use when copyrighted content is used to build a product that directly competes with the original.

For authors, an unresolved question is whether AI-generated content should be considered competition for the works used to train these models.

The Law Has Yet To Catch Up

US copyright law predates generative AI by decades, leaving courts to apply old principles to new technology. Questions also remain over copyright protection for AI-generated works. In Thaler v. Perlmutter, a court ruled that material created entirely by AI cannot receive copyright protection.

Major AI companies remain involved in copyright litigation, and different courts could reach different conclusions. For now, there is no universal rule: the legality of AI training will depend on the circumstances of each case and how courts ultimately interpret copyright and fair use.