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. By Dr. Andrestinos N. Papadopoulos, Ambassador a.h. The visit of the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to Cyprus was the jewel in the crown of the bilateral relations between Cyprus and

. After several attempts, failed starts, stalling and jump-starts, the one-stop-shop concept (you know, the one ministers promised us several years ago) is finally getting its lift-off from the Cyprus launch station.

. BY THEODORE PANAYOTOU Director, CIIM Business School Two institutions that we have trusted to serve our best interests have failed us badly, choosing to serve their own narrow interests instead. To

. BY AVEROF NEOPHYTOU Deputy President, Democratic Rally (DISY) The Cyprus economy is not currently at its best. And in fact it has not been at its best for some years now.

. To donate, by definition, is to give freely and without any return consideration. This would make any donated transaction one of charity, usually to a financially incapable person or to a

. SHAVASB BOHDJALIAN If you ask an entrepreneur or project promoter to identify the major issue that they have to deal with apart from business risk, probably their main concern will be

. BY GEORGE MOUSKIDES and GEORGE MAVREAS The medium-term prospects of the economy and the property sector are positive, following the recent developments, especially the discovery of significant gas reserves. Let's start

. BY SHAVASB BOHDJALIAN The US economy added 243.000 jobs in January, the most in any month since early last year, pushing down the unemployment rate to 8.3%, a level not seen

. During a recent meeting of economists who compile the Financial Mirror Quarterly Survey, one of the questions that came up was “can things improve with a change in government?” Perhaps the

. BY SHAVASB BOHDJALIAN The Fed caught market participants off guard after announcing that rates will remain at exceptionally low levels until late 2014, extending the prior timeframe from mid-2013. The Fed