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Overcooking corruption claims harm real estate

A report by international auditors and advisory PwC regarding Cyprus’ prevailing real estate market is worth studying. It reports on the reduction of real estate demand, something which I expect will get

8th May 2021

Columnists/Property

Learning to swim in cash

The latest liquidity statistics released by the Single Supervisory Mechanism revealed that Cypriot banks are swimming in cash. They have more cash than they know what to do with, according to the

19th April 2021

Business/Columnists/Comment

Compliance lessons from Archegos fallout

The saga of Archegos Capital Management brought to surface lessons that should have been learned a long time ago. Archegos, meaning ‘leader’ in Greek, was forced to liquidate its portfolio at a

12th April 2021

Columnists/Comment/Companies

Politics, not science harming AstraZeneca vaccine

With many parts of Europe going back into lockdown while Cyprus struggles to throw the shackles off a second national emergency, the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine debate rumbles on. It is hard to dismiss

21st March 2021

Columnists/Cyprus/Europe

A year on from the first lockdown

By Michael Olympios It’s been a year since the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared the novel Covid-19 a ‘pandemic’ and a year since the government of Cyprus enforced the first lockdown. It was

15th March 2021

Columnists/Cyprus

Outdoor activities to lift the spirit

By Michael Olympios The pandemic has disrupted everything from work to shopping. Activities like dancing or gym workouts that keep people in shape and good spirits are restricted. Socialising through dining or

7th March 2021

Columnists/Life & Society

Real estate ripe for investment funds

The time is ripe, at least for an initial review, for the creation of small-scale real estate investment funds in Cyprus, based on the following: Prices have reached rock bottom for suitable

6th March 2021

Columnists/Property

Electric arc across the eastern Med

By Costis Stambolis As work is in progress on the electric tie up between mainland Greece and the island of Crete, following completion in January of the first leg of the project with

28th February 2021

Columnists/Energy

Cyprus’s one-way road to natural gas

By Costis Stambolis As Cyprus has embarked on the road to introducing natural gas to its energy system, following the signing of agreements by DEFA – Cyprus’s gas company – with contractors and suppliers

24th December 2020

Columnists/Energy

Public anger at Teflon politicians

While Cyprus seems to be fighting a losing battle against the spread of COVID-19, there is a new craze in town called corruption crusader. Everyone wants to eliminate the “untouchables” from public

2nd November 2020

Columnists/Comment/Cyprus