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. By Shavasb Bohdjalian Approved Investment Advisor and CEO of Eurivex Cyprus is facing tough competition from its EU partners in its bid to attract foreign investors with the promise of residency

. By Rakis Christoforou BBA, CPA/ABV/CFF, CGMA, ACFE The present economic and financial crisis has created a unique opportunity for the government to proceed with structural changes, including the implementation of the

. By Dr. Jim Leontiades Cyprus International Institute of Management After the devastation of WWII, the establishment of the Common Market, later the European Union ushered in an era of hope and

. Now that the dust has settled and people have already forgotten the cocky “nothing wrong here” comments in the aftermath of the Moneyval report, perhaps it’s time to sit back and

. Marcuard's Market update by GaveKal Research A recent report in the People’s Daily that Beijing city will eliminate all large scale coal boilers within the city center by 2015 is another

. The Risk Watch Column By Dr Alan Waring Mutual Recrimination In recent months, we have endured a deluge of brouhaha about alleged large scale money laundering through Cyprus banks. On the

. Drawing from his 15 years of experience and expertise in the forex industry, Andrey Dashin takes a look at the current economic crisis and underlines some of the key factors which

. By Fiona Mullen Director, Sapienta Economics Ltd This week the Ministry of Finance announced that it was considering pre-selling gas. It must of course be tempting when we are faced with

. By Rakis Christoforou BBA, CPA/ABV/CFF, CGMA, ACFE Since the World Wide Web revolution in 1991, there has been significant growth in the use of computers, internet, e-mail, and recently cell phones

. Judging from the growing tension between the Cyprus government and the Central Bank Governor, perhaps it is time that President Nicos Anastasiades stops pussyfooting around and sacks the centralbanker in order