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Why is the road to The Hague accessible to Armenia/Azerbaijan but not to Cyprus/Turkey?

CM Guest ColumnistOctober 24, 2021October 24, 2021

By CM Guest ColumnistOctober 24, 2021October 24, 202101525

By Tasoula Hadjitofi As a resident of The Hague in the Netherlands, I have become familiar with the international courts which have transformed this historic Dutch city into an international center dedicated...

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The rise and rule of zombie banking in Cyprus

CM Guest ColumnistOctober 24, 2021October 24, 2021

By CM Guest ColumnistOctober 24, 2021October 24, 202109141

Led by the government, politicians in Cyprus accommodate banks using any means at their disposal, to the detriment of the economy and taxpayer By Savvakis...

Fail whilst trying to change the world

CM Guest ColumnistOctober 20, 2021October 20, 2021

By CM Guest ColumnistOctober 20, 2021October 20, 20210168

We don’t celebrate failure properly. Someone who has failed is someone who has tried, quite unlike those who sit on the sidelines and criticise. Failure...

Digital Transformation: the natural evolution in banking

CM Guest ColumnistOctober 19, 2021October 19, 2021

By CM Guest ColumnistOctober 19, 2021October 19, 20210263

Digitisation gives banks the opportunity to come out of the pandemic even stronger The Covid-19 pandemic has accelerated technological transformation for businesses operating in all...

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Expect shortages over Christmas

Reuters News ServiceOctober 17, 2021October 17, 2021

By Reuters News ServiceOctober 17, 2021October 17, 202102045

The US’ experience with supply chain issues goes a long way to explaining what Cyprus should expect and why By Kevin Ketels Walk into any...

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Lies, damned lies, and … the World Bank

CM Guest ColumnistOctober 17, 2021October 17, 2021

By CM Guest ColumnistOctober 17, 2021October 17, 202101567

By George M Georgiou Although the phrase “lies, damned lies, and statistics” is often attributed to Mark Twain, no one can say with certainty...

Price increases and socioeconomic repercussions

CM Guest ColumnistOctober 17, 2021October 15, 2021

By CM Guest ColumnistOctober 17, 2021October 15, 20210717

By Andreas Charalambous and Omiros Pissarides Following the prolonged period of subdued inflation, discussions are currently focusing on the evolution of prices, given their serious...

Measuring the informal economy: one guesstimate is as good as another

CM Guest ColumnistOctober 16, 2021October 17, 2021

By CM Guest ColumnistOctober 16, 2021October 17, 20210958

By George M. Georgiou According to Eurostat’s data browser, Cyprus’ real per capita GDP in 2020 was €23.050, which is about 87 per cent of...

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The expert way to avoid prosperity and stability

CM Guest ColumnistOctober 10, 2021

By CM Guest ColumnistOctober 10, 20210370

Failure to learn from economic history condemns the rest of us to its repeat, or worse By Andrew Shouler The world may not yet have...

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Gender equality: Is it time?

CM Guest ColumnistOctober 8, 2021October 7, 2021

By CM Guest ColumnistOctober 8, 2021October 7, 20210474

By Emine Çolak This question was posed at a panel at the Cyprus Forum on October 2, 2021. The answer has to be: Yes, of course....

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Should Russia and the United States become allies again?

CM Guest ColumnistOctober 3, 2021

By CM Guest ColumnistOctober 3, 20210790

By KM Greg Sarkissian The Zoryan Institute recently held discussions on the geopolitical rivalry between the United States and China. The discussion focused on the...

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The archbishop’s delicate balancing act

CM Guest ColumnistOctober 3, 2021

By CM Guest ColumnistOctober 3, 20210345

A defence of Archbishop Elpidophoros, the Greek Orthodox church religious leader in the US By Tasoula Hadjitofi My eyes filled with tears. I was...

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Economic repercussions of US-China rivalry

CM Guest ColumnistOctober 3, 2021October 2, 2021

By CM Guest ColumnistOctober 3, 2021October 2, 20210603

By Andreas Charalambous and Omiros Pissarides The recent agreement between the USA, UK and Australia, known as Aukus, allows the latter to acquire nuclear-powered submarines...

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Solidarity’s Appeal: the power of ‘unarmed prophets’

CM Guest ColumnistOctober 2, 2021October 1, 2021

By CM Guest ColumnistOctober 2, 2021October 1, 20210230

President of the Republic of Poland, Andrzej Duda, who arrives in Cyprus on Wednesday on an official visit, explains the importance of the Polish Solidarity...

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End of furlough brings uncertainty for UK jobs and economy

Reuters News ServiceSeptember 30, 2021September 29, 2021

By Reuters News ServiceSeptember 30, 2021September 29, 20210707

By David Milliken More than a million British workers face an uncertain future this week as the UK becomes the world’s first big economy to...

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Consultations with the people first, then a decision

CM Guest ColumnistSeptember 19, 2021

By CM Guest ColumnistSeptember 19, 202102678

By Achilleas Demetriades The citizens of Cyprus are living in uncertainty. They bear witness to a governance that has failed them, and which excels in...

Like a hidden vault

Christos PanayiotidesSeptember 19, 2021September 19, 2021

By Christos PanayiotidesSeptember 19, 2021September 19, 20210534

The likelihood of seeing meaningful capital statements published in Cyprus is slim On Monday, September 13, the statements of wealth of members of parliament...

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Will the UK move beyond the pivot on the Cyprus issue?

CM Guest ColumnistSeptember 12, 2021

By CM Guest ColumnistSeptember 12, 202102936

By Adamos Aspris On October 29, 1941, Winston Churchill was invited to deliver a speech at Harrow School, a school that he attended as...

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Just another relaxing day at the beach: new management policies desperately needed

CM Guest ColumnistSeptember 12, 2021September 12, 2021

By CM Guest ColumnistSeptember 12, 2021September 12, 202101035

By John Ioannou It’s the end of another hard summer again in Cyprus and on every trip to the beach we encounter the familiar water...

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One more step to a digital euro: the ECB decided to launch the investigation phase

CM Guest ColumnistSeptember 10, 2021

By CM Guest ColumnistSeptember 10, 20210578

By Andrey Afanasiev The future of finance is digital. The digital transformation of finance becomes a dominant trend, which will bring many fundamental changes. One...