Issue 110 MAY 17, 2020
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7 | EDITORIAL
8 | BUSINESS BRIEFING
Economic & Business Highlights.
10 | MY WAY
Constantinos Meivatzis’ management style.
11 | FIVE MINUTES WITH…
Georgios Karoullas.
COVER STORY
34 | Foreign Investors in Cyprus: How they are coping with the COVID 19 disruption
Twelve foreign investors on how their businesses have been affected by the pandemic, how they are coping with the situation and how they expect it to develop. Plus contributions from the Chairman and CEO of Invest Cyprus, Michalis P. Michael and George Campanellas, and financial services experts from PwC, KPMG and EY.
SPECIAL SUPPLEMENT
63 | A New Era in Online Education
How selected schools, colleges and universities in Cyprus acted swiftly to deal with COVID-19 and ensured that lessons and courses were not unduly interrupted.
CORONAVIRUS
14 | Dealing with the Impact of COVID-19 for a Certain and Secure Future
By Dr. George Vassiliou
18 | Why This is Not a Globally Synchronised Crisis
By Dr. Savvas Savouri
20 | Investing in Human Capital
By Spyros Yiassemides
22 | Flexible Work: We Made It Happen!
By Elena Maniatopoulou Hadjipanayi
24 | Island of Copper
By Peter van der Borgh
26 | What Does COVID-19 Mean for the Future of Cannabis?
By Andria Andreou
29 | Limassol Port as an Engine of Economic Growth
By Nawaf Abdulla
30 | Safeguarding the Smooth Functioning of the Market
By Demetra Kalogerou
32 | Technology Thrives in Disruption
By Stelios Colocassides
FEATURES
60 | We Are What We Eat
Constantinos Loizou, CEO and founder of EMBIO Diagnostics, talks about how he came up with the idea of the B.EL.D device.
78 | REVOLUTion Time
Elena Lavezzi, Head of Southern Europe at Revolut, talks about the building blocks of its rapid success and the allure of the startup culture.
80 | BOOKSHELF
Five new investment titles and five timeless classics for investors.
82 | IN GOOD COMPANY
How the Cyfield Group of Companies enables its employees to progress through its targeted training model.
86 | THEY SAID WHAT?
More notable COVID-19-related statements – and not only – heard in Cyprus over the last month.
