. By Dr. Jim Leontiades Cyprus International Institute of Management A good business environment requires a strong legal and judicial system. The growing number of scandals raise concerns about the effectiveness of
. I wonder how many Cypriots are cooking whole lamb or kid, or joints of meat over an open fire, this Christmas? I suspect most will be indoors and the meat of
. Marcuard's Market update by GaveKal Dragonomics The price of crude oil is set to remain depressed at least through 2015, until the Saudis are satisfied that they have injured their geopolitical
. A lot has been said about ‘public sector reform’ and other ambitious programmes that merely aim to satisfy the wider public opinion that is disappointed, disgusted even, by the incompetence of
. By Michalis Sarris, Former Minister of Finance Legacy of the Crisis Some twenty months after the severe blow of the bail-in of bank depositors, economic activity is showing increasing signs of
. * How to deal with Europe’s ailing economy * George Theocharides Cyprus International Institute of Management There has been a lot of discussion lately in Europe and especially at the European
. As Paphos gets ready to elect a new mayor on January 11, the town’s folk are exhibiting a twisted sense of democracy and transparency. The question on everybody’s mind that no
. Marcuard's Market update by GaveKal Dragonomics So much for the gentle year-end that looked to be in store after the swift recovery from October’s sell-off. Investors now face an acute dilemma
. By Oren Laurent President, Banc De Binary Facebook founder, Mark Zuckerberg, has been accused in the past of abandoning traditional investor logic and pursuing several overly priced acquisitions. Yet, as skeptical
. THE RISK WATCH COLUMN By Dr Alan Waring This article could have been entitled ‘The Bonfire of the Vanities’ (with apologies to the book’s author Tom Wolfe) as it too is
