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Cyprus Inflation Eases Slightly To 2.5% In January

Inflation in Cyprus stood at 2.5% in January, down marginally from 2.6% in December, according to the Cyprus Statistical Service (Cystat). The Consumer Price Index (CPI) dropped by 1.58 points to 116.73, reflecting a slowdown in price growth.

Agricultural Goods saw the most volatility, rising 10% year-on-year but declining 6.1% from December. Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverages increased by 4.8% annually, while Restaurants and Hotels rose by 4.1%. Clothing and Footwear recorded the steepest monthly drop, falling 13%.

The biggest contributors to annual inflation were Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverages (+1.07) and Transport (+0.56), while Clothing and Footwear (-0.18) exerted downward pressure. Month-on-month, Clothing and Footwear (-1.00) had the most significant deflationary effect.

Catering Services (+0.48), Fresh Vegetables (+0.36), and Meat (+0.24) were key drivers of price increases, while Clothing Items (-0.81) pulled inflation down. Petroleum Products had the largest positive monthly impact (+0.15), while Clothing Items saw the biggest decline (-0.71).

Webflow Strengthens Marketing Suite With Acquisition Of AI-Powered Vidoso

Strategic Acquisition For Enhanced Marketing

Webflow, a leading software platform for website building and hosting, has acquired AI-driven content-generation platform Vidoso to advance its suite of marketing offerings. The move signals Webflow’s strategic shift from being recognized solely as a website builder and CMS provider to emerging as a holistic, agentic marketing platform.

Integrating AI With Content Creation

Vidoso, founded in 2024, uses large language models to help organizations generate marketing materials such as images, presentations, video clips, blog posts and social media content. One of the platform’s features allows users to convert long-form content, including keynote presentations or panel discussions, into shorter formats such as video clips and blog posts. Following the acquisition, Vidoso’s four-person team will join Webflow, and the technology is expected to be integrated into the company’s broader content and marketing tools

Driving Operational Efficiency In A Competitive Market

Webflow has raised more than $330 million in funding and has previously expanded its marketing capabilities through acquisitions and partnerships. Earlier initiatives included the acquisition of personalization platform Intellimize and the launch of integrations with advertising platforms such as Google Ads. The company is operating in an increasingly competitive market as startups develop AI tools for marketing automation. Competitors in this space include companies such as Kana, Hightouch and Blueshift. Webflow CEO Linda Tong said the company aims to build a platform that connects brand management, demand generation, product marketing and content development within a single system.

Closing The Gap With Branded AI Content

Vidoso’s CEO, Sharad Verma, explained that earlier iterations of AI delivered generic content that lacked alignment with individual brand systems. “Frontier models are trained on the average of the internet, not on the specifics of your brand,” Verma stated, emphasizing how Vidoso’s platform addresses this shortfall by ensuring consistent, governed, and production-ready content that aligns with existing marketing workflows.

A Forward-Looking Vision

Webflow views the acquisition as part of a broader shift toward AI-assisted marketing tools that combine content creation with performance insights. According to Tong, integrating these capabilities into a single platform allows companies to create marketing assets while analyzing their performance and refining future campaigns.

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