. * BOC is stuck between a rock (capital controls) and a hard place (limited ELA) ANALYSIS By Fiona Mullen, Director, Sapienta Economics The European Central Bank (ECB) faces the growing risk
. By George Theocharides Cyprus International Institute of Management After the tragic events of March and the Eurogroup’s decisions on the fate of the Cyprus economy, we finally signed the Memorandum of
. Before the elections, there was a growing tendency in support of Nicos Anastasiades, hoping that a new, pro-business president would get us out of the black hole created by the previous
. By Rakis Christoforou BBA, CPA/ABV/CFF, CGMA, ACFE The present economic and financial crisis is gravely impacting business volume and causing far-reaching changes in numerous management variables for most companies operating in
Following issuances in Turkey and Germany of covered bonds backed by loans to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), growth in SME-backed covered bonds (SME CBs) is gaining traction in Europe, Moody's Investors
* 3rd mobile operator by summer ’14 (or sooner) Cyprus is getting ready for a massive telecommunications upgrade to a high-speed fourth generation (4G) network, as the Ministry of Communications announced that
. By Rakis Christoforou BBA, CPA/ABV/CFF, CGMA, ACFE) John F. Kennedy once said, "There are risks and costs to a programme of action, but they are far less than the long-range risks
. Stalemate or struggle for regional hegemony? By Dr Andrestinos N. Papadopoulos, Ambassador a.h. Recent developments concerning the Syrian crisis have brought about some changes. After 26 months of diplomatic stalemate, Russia
. Some of us used to have great esteem for the Troika inspectors and their masters until Eurogroup chief Jeroen Dijsselbloem came along, proving that it’s not too hard to imitate and
. By Praxoula Antoniadou Kyriacou Demonstrations in Turkey are not necessarily a cause for celebration – and this is especially true for Cyprus. It goes without saying that any measures limiting human
