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A Crisis of Trust Threatens Economic Paralysis BY THEODORE PANAYOTOU Cyprus International Institute of Management We don’t trust the EU and we don’t trust our government; we don’t trust our parliament and

. Apart from the discovery of natural gas, we haven’t heard positive economic news here in Cyprus for a good while. For the past two years, local companies have been challenged with

. It would seem that the mayors of Engomi and Yermasoyia have one thing in common – their determination to fight what they call “noise pollution” and the late-night races of high-speed,

. Many people are searching for an answer on whether the reason why banks are involved in scandals around the globe is because of the greed factor of earning a huge bonus

. By Dr Olga Kandinskaia Cyprus International Institute of Management (CIIM) If you are not familiar with the legendary quotes of Yogi Berra, you must be seriously wondering what this headline means.

. This government is getting so desperate for cash that it is resorting to unconventional, or at least previously ‘untouchable’, sources to raise the necessary funds to pay down the huge public

. Cyprus risks making the same mistake that Greece, Ireland and Spain made when they kept drawing the so-called “red lines” from which they would never retreat during the loan negotiations with

. By Nicolai Wammen Minister for European Affairs, Denmark Dark clouds hung over Europe on 1 January 2012, the day we took over the EU Presidency from Poland. The cooperation in the

. By Dr Theodore Panayotou Cyprus International Institute of Management Having suffered from the colonial rule of more invaders than we care to remember, we Cypriots are mildly xenophobic and allergic to

. Seeing as at 36, the Cyprus Tourism Organisation’s new boss, Marios Hannides, is just a year younger than Greece’s maverick left wing leader Alexis Tsipras, judging someone from his age would