. By Costis Stambolis Almost a month ago, on October 10, a final intergovernmental agreement was signed in Istanbul, in the presence of Russia’s president Vladimir Putin and Turkey’s Tayip Erdogan, for
. Although the plan to privatise the electricity authority was shelved by parliament last April, the utility’s management, undeterred by boardroom politics and trade union antics, seems to have returned to its
. By Antonis Loizou – Antonis Loizou & Associates Ltd – Real Estate & Project Managers Although I have been writing for quite some time, the persistence of the respective governments and
. By Dr. Jim Leontiades Cyprus International Institute of Management European Union membership has many advantages for Cyprus – otherwise we would not have joined. But the EU is changing. With the
. The government announced that is, at last, to establish two Under Secretariats – a wash-down from the initial plan of six Deputy Ministries – with the two new departments being independent
. By Antonis Loizou F.R.I.C.S. – Antonis Loizou & Associates Ltd – Real Estate & Project Managers About 12 months I wrote in this column that it is not expected to see
. Despite all the good intentions of the Undersecretary to the President responsible to reform the government machine, the pace of the civil service reform is too slow, causing further frustration to
. By Antonis Loizou F.R.I.C.S. – Antonis Loizou & Associates Ltd – Real Estate & Project Managers There is a worldwide effort to clamp down on tax evasion. In my view the
. What Cyprus needs is a radical re-think of its tourism policy, by looking far ahead into the future and deploying a mid- to long-term strategy based on worldwide trends, changing needs
. By Antonis Loizou – Antonis Loizou & Associates Ltd – Real Estate & Project Managers The extension of the tourist season, which is expected with a proportionate increase in the number
