Dr. Stamatoula Panagakou of the University of Cyprus organised a panel on “Political Philosophy and the Concept of Crisis” during the 1st Annual Conference of the Cyprus Association of Political Science which took place at the University of Cyprus last week. The speakers explored issues of politics, society, ethics, metaphysics and state theory, while addressing

By Fiona Mullen Director, Sapienta Economics Ltd Three days after 24 April 2004, when the referendum on the Annan Plan was rejected by 76% of Greek Cypriots and accepted by 65% of Turkish Cypriots, I wrote the following in this newspaper about what might happen the next time there is a vote: “Greek Cypriots could

With people starting to say that maybe partition is the answer, it is worth comparing partition to reunification in terms of its impact on the economy. There are a number of reasons why partition would be a costlier exercise than reunification and worse for the economy in general: 1. Property compensation would be up to

The emerging KOK Fights, which is gaining more and more support around the world, will visit Nicosia for the first time on Sunday December 7th 2014. During the Cyprus meet, the fans will witness ten great battles with a total length of five hours approximately. Prestige Group is the main sponsor of the event. By

Report on global mobility programmes for businesses Businesses are investing millions each year sending employees on global assignments without being able to quantify the cost or measure the value from their investment, according to a new report from PwC. This is leading to nearly six in ten organisations saying their global mobility programmes currently do

Bank of Cyprus got the green light from the Cyprus Stock Exchange to re-list later this month on the bourse that has been struggling without its bellwether stock, suspended ever since Cyprus appealed for a bailout last year and brought on a host of unpopular austerity measures. The CSE said that it has approved the

Troubled national carrier Cyprus Airways (CAIR) has sold the airline’s brand name and trademark to the government for €1.2 mln, according to an announcement on the Cyprus Stock Exchange. The sale is seen as a knee-jerk effort to save the last remaining asset of the company, after suitors Ryanair and Greek carrier Aegean withdraw their