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. By George Mouskides The majority of property owners in Cyprus belong to the middle class. Civil servants, bank employees, those in the semi-governmental sector and mid-size businesses make up most of

. The ink on President Anastasiades’ declaration for growth and jobs announced last Friday has hardly dried and it has already given rise to concerns that some of these proposals will not

.  * Construction output tumbles 22% but output prices only 0.4% in 2012 * By Fiona Mullen, Director, Sapienta Economics Ltd Output in construction recorded its steepest drop in 2012 since the

. The two economic giants of the US and Japan are engaging in a currency war as they simultaneously try to boost their own economies. Over the past few days we have

. Fiona Mullen, Director, Sapienta Economics Ltd. A number of ideas have been doing the rounds for attracting new investment into Cyprus. There will inevitably be a temptation to go for the

. * The current economic turmoil has touched everyone on the island. However, it’s not all doom and gloom By Ambassador Kirsten Geelan. Royal Danish Embassy, Nicosia When faced with an economic

. As controversial as she was, Margaret Thatcher’s greatest legacy is undoubtedly her determination to excel and her extreme sense of patriotism. She transformed a labour-intensive economy that was destined for doom

. By Shavasb Bohdjalian Certified Investment Advisor and CEO of Eurivex Ltd. As the government finalized the EU bailout terms and the IMF said it had reached an initial agreement with Cyprus

. Marcuard's Market update by GaveKal Research Tolstoy said that “spring is the time of plans and projects.” Obviously, Tolstoy did not manage money, as for the fourth year in a row,

. By Petros Lapithis At demanding times such as these, when we are called upon as a nation to withstand the turbulence of the financial crisis and the challenges of the energy