Antonis Loizou, Author at Financial Mirror

Tourist investments and risks

A lot of investment has been undertaken for touristic development ranging from hotels to quality places of entertainment and even more important addressing the upgrading of staff, food and service. Previous years

21st July 2024

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Which way to go with government offices

There is a lot of discussion about what is more beneficial to the taxpayer – to build or rent government offices or even buy ready office buildings from the open market. Some

1st July 2024

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Investments on the rise in healthcare

In small economies such as Cyprus, investment opportunities are limited, especially those which can produce reasonable returns in relation to the risk involved. Due to the introduction of the general public health

22nd June 2024

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Larnaca’s great unknown potential

It is noticeable how city centres can change from one day to another, so to speak. Larnaca, the “poor” relative of all towns, partly due to its unfortunate vocal pressure groups and

17th June 2024

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Choosing local expertise

Until recently we had the impression that foreign well-sounding brands were the criterion of buying e.g. clothing from €100 to €500, because they are of an international brand and therefore if you

9th June 2024

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What is the solution for low-cost housing?

The issue of the cost of buying houses or apartments in Cyprus is well known and has become a big issue, especially in recent years. There is certainly a particular problem in

3rd June 2024

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Putting order to the common expenses saga

I am impressed by the ease with which the various political candidates make promises to various unions and other organised groups, because they believe that this will attract voters. In an effort

20th May 2024

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Keep your receipts for income tax

Worldwide there is an effort to reduce tax evasion. The issue can be addressed to some extent if the payer of an account has some benefit by submitting the receipt to Income

11th May 2024

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The illogical trend of holiday tents and yurts

On the one hand, there is an evident effort by the Deputy Ministry of Tourism to upgrade the quality of local hotels and entertainment venues, both in terms of upgrading the building

13th April 2024

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Having high hopes for our youth

I often write about my disappointment of a sector of the younger generation. The crime rate is particularly high among the ages of 16-30 and most crimes have drugs as the underlying

7th April 2024

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