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By Andreas Charalambous and Omiros Pissarides The pandemic and temporary “shut down” of economies has led to a worldwide sharp decline in key economic indicators and negatively affected the trade ...

An ancient and natural carbon-capture technology that simply has no downside One of my favourites from among the rich variety of names sometimes flung at nature conservationists, is that of ‘...

By Constantinos Christofides When I was Rector at the University of Cyprus, I was visited by a foreign ambassador just as his posting was drawing to an end in 2018. As ...

Dr Louisa Borg Haviaras According to a new report by Transparency International nearly two-thirds of EU residents believe corruption is a problem in their respective countries. The report, ‘Citizens’ Views ...

By Louisa Borg Haviaras According to a new report by Transparency International nearly two-thirds of EU residents believe corruption is a problem in their respective countries. The report, ‘Citizens’ Views ...

China’s Ambassador to Cyprus, Liu Yantao, argues that by exploring the essence of democracy we can address practical issues and create better conditions for people “Democracy”, a concept that ...

Recently, the Covid-19 pandemic has resurged globally despite the launch of massive vaccination programmes worldwide. Since the outbreak of the pandemic, over 200 million infections and 4.3 million deaths have been recorded. ...

But first those who bear the political responsibility for the road accidents at the Baths of Aphrodite must be held to account By Maria Hadjimichael Following the tragic accident near ...

By Andreas Charalambous and Omiros Pissarides During 2020, the European Central Bank (ECB) undertook a strategic review of its policy framework. Such a review requires an in-depth evaluation while constituting best ...

By Gavin Jones It’s said that the only two certainties in life are death and taxes and who can argue with that. Monarchies, democracies, dictatorships and indeed all systems ...

Cyprus remains deficient in many aspects largely due to the size of its shadow economy By Les Manison The ageing of populations and the devastating socio/economic effects of the ...

Dr Yiorghos Leventis The cascading events in Afghanistan have taken the whole world aback. The extremist Taliban after a two-decade respite, are back in power. The Western intervention in the ...

By Ruslan Nimchynskyi ON August 24, Ukraine marks the 30th anniversary of its Independence, in honour of the adoption of the Act of Declaration of Independence of Ukraine by the Verkhovna ...

By Özge Özoğul Regardless of what language we speak, what if we set the language of peace as our lingua franca to end violent communication once and for all? ...

Dr Yiorghos Leventis Turkey is an energy hungry economy. According to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) assessment of Turkey’s energy needs in 2020, the country currently imports approximately 72 per ...

By Andreas Charalambous and Omiros Pissarides In recent years, and especially after the global crisis of 2008, supervisory requirements in the financial sector have been strengthened significantly. Taking into account the ...

By Dr Yiorghos Leventis Often, the preoccupation with our national problem lacks international comparative analysis. It borders on navel gazing. In this article, I wish to highlight Ankara’s success ...

Cypriot and EU taxpayers lose out as Cyprus fails to properly apply VAT rules By Achilleas Demetriades About two weeks ago the European Commission announced that it was taking measures ...

By Andreas Charalambous and Omiros Pissarides The issue of income inequality lies at the heart of political discussions, both at EU and worldwide levels. Inequality manifests itself in different forms – ...

They are merely demanding basic employment rights. And the courts agree By Viana Eriksson During the last two years education has been hugely disrupted by the global pandemic and teachers, ...

Dr Yiorghos Leventis July 14 marked the sixth anniversary of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action. The JCPOA reached on July 14, 2015 in Vienna is the multinational nuclear deal between the US, ...

The ECB’s revised inflation targeting reflects a doubling down on policy strategy that has been shown so far to be lacking Andrew Shouler Crunch time is approaching in the ...

By Αnna Kythreotou The refugee crisis is an ongoing humanitarian crisis, which has an impact on Cyprus as well as the rest of Europe. The rights of refugees safeguarded under ...

By Trevor Hunnicutt President Joe Biden’s frustrations with Afghanistan boiled over more than a decade ago, and they never again eased. On a trip to Kabul in January 2009, shortly ...