Στο τεύχος Ιανουαρίου του περιοδικού GOLD

ISSUE 130, JANUARY 16, 2022

6 | EDITORIAL

8 | BUSINESS BRIEFING

Economic & Business Highlights.

9 | START ME UP

This month’s featured startup: Hegemonic Project.

10 | MY WAY

Dr. Kypros Chrysostomides’ management style.

11 | FIVE MINUTES WITH…

Chris Theophilides.

COVER STORY

20 | Art for the Economy’s Sake

In an exclusive interview, Yan Lugen, the Nanjing-based art collector and real estate tycoon, recalls his personal journey of perseverance and his multiple investments in the art world, and shares his ambitious vision for Cyprus to emerge as an international centre for the arts.

EVENTS

68 | CCCI Business Leader Awards

78 | 9th Banking Forum & FinTech Expo

82 | Cyprus Innovation Awards & Cyprus Research Awards 2021

SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTS

31 | Tax Guide 2022

Five firms present their services, products and opinions, prefaced by an introduction in which three leading professionals – Philippos Raptopoulos, Head of Tax and Legal Services at EY Cyprus, Antonis Taliotis, Tax & Legal Leader at Deloitte and Costas Markides, Board Member, International Tax and Corporate Services at KPMG in Cyprus – express their views on the anticipated reform of the country’s tax system.

53 | Private Education in Cyprus

Mary Ioannidou-Koutselini, President of The Cyprus Agency of Quality Assurance and Accreditation in Higher Education, outlines the future of private education in Cyprus and addresses the challenges that need to be met + 2 presentations.

OPINION

60 | Greener Shipping and Decarbonisation: Growing Challenges for the Industry 

By George Chalkias

67 | Channeling Liquidity into Sustainable Investments and Projects

By Nicole K. Phinopoulou

FEATURES

­12 | A Charmed and Polished Honorary Consul 

Charmagne Garcia-Laconico, the newly appointed Honorary Consul of the Philippines in Larnaca, talks about cultural awareness, bilateral relations, politics, and issues around professional and personal decorum.

16 | A Safe Bet for CEO

Interview with Chrysothemi Valanidou, CEO of Meridian Gaming (CY), on becoming a CEO at a young age, the focus on customer protection in the betting sector, and what it takes to be a leader rather than just a boss.

27 | Growth in a Pandemic Environment

Cyprus Investment Funds report an annual increase of 48.7% of assets under management.

28 | Rocket Man

Alex Koutouris, country manager for Cyprus of Rocket, the Ukrainian food delivery app, addresses the importance of constructing a people-focused business, the power of market research and the fine line between innovation and technological tyranny.  

46 | CVC: The Startup’s Secret Weapon

Serhei Kostevitch, CEO and founder of ASBIS, a Cyprus-based value-added distributor, and Costantinos Loizou, CEO and founder of biotech EMBIO Diagnostics, discuss the intricacies of corporate venture capital (CVC) deals.

50 | Enter the Dragon

Dragon’s Lake CEO Sergii Miroshnychenko reveals how the Limassol-based development studio has become a major player in the global gaming industry.

64 | The Appealing Promise of Web3

Maria Xenofontos, CEO and founder of Dubai-based Femic Consultancy, on Web3 and the potential of its technologies to open up the labour market to the unbankable and a whole new world of possibilities for women.

76 | Roll Out the Barrel!

Interview with Lasse Aho, President of The Brewers of Europe, who explains why the future looks bright for the European brewing sector and the overall beer economy.

80 | Drone Deliveries on the Way

Christopher G. Hodge, Manager of Marketing Solutions, Design and e-Commerce at FedEx Express in Europe, believes that delivery by drones and robots will be an option sooner rather than later.

84 | BOOKSHELF

Five new business titles.

86| IN GOOD COMPANY

How ATLAS PANTOU has succeeded by treating its employees as family.

90 | THEY SAID WHAT?

A selection of the most remarkable statements heard in Cyprus during the recent festive season.

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