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ISSUE 125, AUGUST 15, 2021

6 | EDITORIAL

8 | BUSINESS BRIEFING

Economic & Business Highlights.

10| START ME UP

This month’s featured startup: Hydrogen Energy Systems.

12 | MY WAY

Nawaf Abdulla’s management style.

14 | FIVE MINUTES WITH…

Charalambos Charalambous.

COVER STORY

A Growing Cluster

Under CySEC’s supervision, Cyprus Investment Firms and Fund Management Companies are stimulating the economy and boosting the island’s status as a modern EU business centre.  

22 | Introduction

24 | Pedal to the Metal

Investments and the firms engaged in related activities are poised to drive the Cyprus economy out of another slump.

26 | CySEC: Safeguarding the Future of Financial Markets

Interview with CySEC Chair Demetra Kalogerou and Vice-Chair George Theocharides.

32| CySEC 25 Years, 25 Milestones

How the Cyprus Securities & Exchange Commission has evolved since 1996.

38 | ESMA: Promoting Supervisory Convergence

Interview with Fabrizio Planta, Head of Markets and Data Reporting Department, European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA).

40 | Brave New Tech World

Interview with George Campanellas, CEO, Invest Cyprus.

42 Now Is The Time

Interview with Demetris Taxitaris, Chairman, Association of Cyprus International Financial Firms (ACIFF).

44 | Momentum Uninterrupted

Interview with Andreas Yiasemides, President, Cyprus Investment Funds Association (CIFA).

47 | Utilising Cyprus’ Potential

Interview with Marios Salides, Chairman, Cyprus Financial Services Firms Association (CFSFA)

48 | 30 Major Fund Management Companies

49 | 45 Leading Cyprus Investment Firms

SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTS

55| Cyprus Investment Firms

9 leading firms present their corporate profile, services and products.

83 | Digital Banking in Cyprus

5 firms present their corporate profile and services, plus an introduction by Marios Nicolaou, Senior Officer, Association of Cyprus Banks.

OPINION

20 | Mind the Compliance Gap

By Fanos Christofi, Director and Founder, eBOS Technologies.

105 | Climate Change: What the Markets Are Telling Us

By Anastasia Anastassiades FIA, Associate Partner, Aon.

EVENTS

18 | Limassol Business & Investment Summit

80 | 43rd Cyprus Hotel Summit & Exhibition

98 | IN Business Awards 2020

106 | Invest Cyprus Roadshows 2021

107| Tourism & Hospitality International Investment Summit

FEATURES

­16 | ESG Shaping the Future

Interview with Xenios Konomis, Director of Corporate Banking, Bank of Cyprus.

76 | Order Accepted

Jonathan Christodoulides, Head of FP&A at Deliveroo, on how the COVID-19 pandemic affected the online food delivery industry in the UK.

96 | Waiting for Brighter, Safer and Happier Days

Farah Shammas, Managing Director at St Raphael Resort and Marina in Limassol, is hopeful that the tourism sector will rebound in 2022.

108 | BOOKSHELF

Five new business titles and five books by Cypriot authors.

110 | IN GOOD COMPANY

How Safe Bulkers has created a healthy corporate culture that benefits employees and company alike.

114 | THEY SAID WHAT?

A selection of the most remarkable statements made by well-known Cypriots in the past month.

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