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Issue 117 December 20, 2020
6 | EDITORIAL
8 | BUSINESS BRIEFING
Economic & Business Highlights.
10 | MY WAY
Vasos Demetriades’ management style.
12| FIVE MINUTES WITH…
Constantinos Loizou.
COVER STORY
26 | London Calling!
Interviews with Phanos Theophanous, President of the recently established Cypriots in the City Association, and Christos Karaolis, President of the National Federation of Cypriots in the UK, plus profiles of 15 Greek Cypriots working in the City.
OPINION
76 | Residence and Work Permits in Cyprus
By Savvas Savvides
SPECIAL SUPPLEMENT
45 | Professional Services in Cyprus
Eleven leading firms present their services and products, plus CEO interviews.
FEATURES
14 | Decoding the Customer Experience
Carina Ahlberg, Head of Customer Experience, Business Development at Volkswagen Group Sverige AB, on utilizing customer data in practical and efficient ways.
16 | New Kid on the Block
How Israel’s most famous medical organisation intends to enhance Cyprus’ developing healthcare sector.
18 | Laughter is the Best (Workplace) Medicine
Interview with Former European Vice President of Twitter and work culture expert
Bruce Daisley.
22 | Confidence and Resilience
As they present their financial results for the first 9 months of 2020, the country’s two biggest banks remain optimistic about their prospects for 2021.
24 | 4th Project Management Conference
25 | Brave New World
Valentinos Polykarpou, General Manager and Head of Global HR Operations & Services at Wargaming Group, on workplace transformation, new skills and alternative ways of managing crises.
36 | Invest Cyprus Roadshow 2020
40 | Supporting the Shipping Industry
Interview with Theo Xenakoudis, Director, Worldwide Business Operations, IRI/The Marshall Islands Registry.
42 | A Zest for ZEST
Interview with Madadh MacLaine, Secretary General of the Zero Emissions Ship Technology Association (ZESTAs).
68 | Reinventing the Cypriot Law Firm
George C. Hadjikyprianou explains how his law firm differentiates itself from its competitors and shares his views on judicial reform and more.
72 | 6th International Funds Summit
74 | Brandness: When Branding meets Wellness
Raluca Ioana-Man, Executive Director of RSeven, and Anna Cortesi, clinical nutritionist, talk about their collaboration on the Brandness project.
78 | The Cyprus Real Estate Market in H1 2020
A new PwC Cyprus publication looks at how the market fared in the first half of the year.
80 | 1st Global Investment Outlook Conference
82 | 1st ShipTech Conference
84 | BOOKSHELF
The winners of 10 of this year’s major awards for fiction and non-fiction.
86 | IN GOOD COMPANY
How Playtech Cyprus keeps its people satisfied and engaged.
90 | THEY SAID WHAT?
A selection of the many astonishing remarks heard in Cyprus during the past month.
6 | EDITORIAL
8 | BUSINESS BRIEFING
Economic & Business Highlights.
10 | MY WAY
Vasos Demetriades’ management style.
12| FIVE MINUTES WITH…
Constantinos Loizou.
COVER STORY
26 | London Calling!
Interviews with Phanos Theophanous, President of the recently established Cypriots in the City Association, and Christos Karaolis, President of the National Federation of Cypriots in the UK, plus profiles of 15 Greek Cypriots working in the City.
OPINION
76 | Residence and Work Permits in Cyprus
By Savvas Savvides
SPECIAL SUPPLEMENT
45 | Professional Services in Cyprus
Eleven leading firms present their services and products, plus CEO interviews.
FEATURES
14 | Decoding the Customer Experience
Carina Ahlberg, Head of Customer Experience, Business Development at Volkswagen Group Sverige AB, on utilizing customer data in practical and efficient ways.
16 | New Kid on the Block
How Israel’s most famous medical organisation intends to enhance Cyprus’ developing healthcare sector.
18 | Laughter is the Best (Workplace) Medicine
Interview with Former European Vice President of Twitter and work culture expert
Bruce Daisley.
22 | Confidence and Resilience
As they present their financial results for the first 9 months of 2020, the country’s two biggest banks remain optimistic about their prospects for 2021.
24 | 4th Project Management Conference
25 | Brave New World
Valentinos Polykarpou, General Manager and Head of Global HR Operations & Services at Wargaming Group, on workplace transformation, new skills and alternative ways of managing crises.
36 | Invest Cyprus Roadshow 2020
40 | Supporting the Shipping Industry
Interview with Theo Xenakoudis, Director, Worldwide Business Operations, IRI/The Marshall Islands Registry.
42 | A Zest for ZEST
Interview with Madadh MacLaine, Secretary General of the Zero Emissions Ship Technology Association (ZESTAs).
68 | Reinventing the Cypriot Law Firm
George C. Hadjikyprianou explains how his law firm differentiates itself from its competitors and shares his views on judicial reform and more.
72 | 6th International Funds Summit
74 | Brandness: When Branding meets Wellness
Raluca Ioana-Man, Executive Director of RSeven, and Anna Cortesi, clinical nutritionist, talk about their collaboration on the Brandness project.
78 | The Cyprus Real Estate Market in H1 2020
A new PwC Cyprus publication looks at how the market fared in the first half of the year.
80 | 1st Global Investment Outlook Conference
82 | 1st ShipTech Conference
84 | BOOKSHELF
The winners of 10 of this year’s major awards for fiction and non-fiction.
86 | IN GOOD COMPANY
How Playtech Cyprus keeps its people satisfied and engaged.
90 | THEY SAID WHAT?
A selection of the many astonishing remarks heard in Cyprus during the past month.