Government guarantees as an instrument of economic growth
By Andreas Charalambous and Omiros Pissarides The practice of granting government guarantees to secure bank loans for businesses is widely spread. In Cyprus, this practice...
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Invest Cyprus promotes start-up visa programme in Asia
The Cyprus Investment Promotion Agency (Cipa) presented the Cyprus start-up visa programme at the largest start-up conference in Asia in July, promoting Cyprus as an...
Cypriot start-ups focus on US expansion at New York event
Six Cyprus-based companies with a focus on American expansion presented their vision to nearly 100 US investors and business leaders during the week in New...
Cyprus to host innovative space competition
The European Space Agency`s space start-ups competition ’Act in Space’ is coming to Cyprus over the weekend of May 26-27. The organiser of the event...
Cyprus to boost collaboration on start-ups with Russia
A memorandum of cooperation was signed between Invest Cyprus and the Skolkovo Innovation Centre, Russia’s science tech business hub...
Startup visa scheme helps attract tech entrepreneurs
Non-EU nationals, who launch or operate innovative startups with high growth potential, are eligible to fast track visas, offered by Cyprus to tech entrepreneurs...
Cabinet approves start-up scheme for foreign investors
A SCHEME aimed at attracting foreign investment to Cyprus through third-country – i.e. non-European Union – innovative start-ups was approved by the cabinet on Wednesday....
New tax breaks to boost start-up sector
THE government has approved a package of tax incentives to boost the start-up sector and innovation in Cyprus, undersecretary to the president Constantinos Petrides announced...
New research centre in the heart of Nicosia
A new research centre, RISE, in the heart of Nicosia, is designed to act as an integrator of academic research and industrial innovation, an official...
CIIM-CyTA announce start-up competition
THE Cyprus International Institute of Management (CIIM) and the Cyprus Telecommunications Authority (CyTA) on Wednesday presented a business competition for 2014-2015 with a view to creating innovative...