Cyprus 4.0

“We need more skilled people, and that means we need to promote Cyprus more to developers abroad. They have to understand that, if they come to Cyprus, they will not ...

Andrew Rosenbaum is the Business Editor of the Cyprus Mail and Editor of Cyprus 4.0. The literature on human motivation is rife with platitudinous academic works – research invariably rhyming with solipsism – ...

Doros Aresti is Communications and Sustainability Officer at DP World Limassol. As part of the commercialisation of the Limassol port in 2016, DP World was awarded with a 25-year concession agreement ...

“In 2019, we participated in the science-based targets, which is an initiative of the Paris Climate Agreement. And we have committed to reducing absolute scope Scope 1 and scope 2 emissions by 21 per ...

“We have had more conversations about ESG in recent months than we have had in the past few years. There is seriously growing interest in the subject, and not just ...

Kelly Christodoulou, a resident of Larnaca, is Senior ESG and Stewardship Consultant, Investments at AustralianSuper, one of that country’s largest pension funds with $200 billion (EUR 125 billion) in assets under ...

Marios Tannousis is Deputy Director General of Invest Cyprus, board member of CIFA, and a board member of EFAMA. He has many years of experience in financial services, including 12 years ...

Society, environment, employees, associates and products – the action and growth pillars. A series of actions compatible with the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. At the forefront of Lidl Cyprus’ commitment ...

“Bank of Cyprus has already covered considerable distance in our ESG journey. We have an ‘A’ rating from MSCI, which is the global benchmark on ESG. The company has also ...

Ahead of regulatory requirements, for the better good for the entirety of Cyprus society. Can we do well as a business, while doing good as a member of society? Can ...

“Most clients would consider ESG investments only if such investments are expected to enhance returns. There are organisations, of course, that are willing to take on ESG investments even if ...

Richard Reast has been working in the advertising, marketing, and digital marketing industry for over 20 years. He’s a former business director at the international agency TBWA in London. He ...

Limassol is composed of 4 elements, according to cultural historian Prof. Mimis Sofocleous: Ochre: because all houses were once painted in this colour; The mandolin, which with the guitar, created the ...

“We have this big difference: We didn’t launch to build another new bank, or to offer another card. We launched to solve the problem that people find it difficult ...

“Marketing an online business is lot of work. To make it simple: First of all, you already have the Facebook and Instagram algorithms which enable you to detect whom you ...

by Kyriaki Raouna Editor’s Note: Kyriaki Raouna, 29, has been working in online business for about six years. For a discussion of online business, we don’t only want the ...

“We took the decision internally not to pursue any outside funding. We have been profitable and cashflow positive from the very beginning, because we self-funded all development. The initial software, ...

“Crypto is like the elephant in the room. It’s the missing piece in online payments. Using crypto assets, not just bitcoin, but XRP, Ethereum, etc. we can modernise the ...

Wargaming has been a leader in online gaming for more than 20 years. With 15 titles in the free-to-play online action games market, it has seen unprecedented success; World of Tanks, for ...

“I remember when Cyprus banks didn’t even want to open an account for companies operating on the Internet. They simply didn’t understand this business. Nowadays, of course, everything ...

“Building trust for a brand online is one of the biggest challenges for any product, but particularly for a product in which smell or taste is a key quality,” comments ...

by Invest Cyprus The worldwide shift towards e-commerce and online services amid lockdowns and other Covid restrictions is likely to continue as economies open up in the post-pandemic era, and ...

“We stand next to our client as business partners and consultants with technological expertise so that they can reach their full potential on digital payment solutions. This is a huge ...

GetForward connects people, cultures, entrepreneurs, and businesses with long-term mindsets eager to grasp the future. It acts as the springboard to empower decisions that lead to a better tomorrow. The ...