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Towards a sustainable Startup and Tech Ecosystem

From 2015 I have been blogging and reporting on Cypriot Startups, technology and innovation. I used to run the independent media DisruptCyprus, where we dealt with news and stories of innovation, start-ups, technology and inventions based in Cyprus and or created by Cypriots worldwide. We managed to grow a social media community of 15,000+ people organically, I covered 300+ events in Cyprus and abroad and we organised lots of innovative tech events. Through our interaction with a lot of people…

RCB Bank will become an asset management company

RCB Bank Ltd has taken a decision to transform the Bank into a regulated asset management company, shifting away from banking operations, which will be phased out. The announcement was published on the website of the Bank on the 24th of March 2022. The full text: Although RCB has been, and remains abundant in liquidity and capital, the on-going and extremely volatile geopolitical situation requires it to transform and adopt a new strategy - phasing out banking operations, while at…

Future of Conferences in the Post-Covid Era

Live Case Project for Top Kinisis by CIIM Students. As Director of the CIIM MSc Business Management programme, I run every year an elective course called Corporate Live Case Project as part of our ‘Learning by Doing’ teaching philosophy. Even before the Covid-19 global pandemic, the rise in experiential learning has been a significant trend at the leading business schools worldwide. Prominent educators such as Dr Johan Roos, the Chief Strategy Officer at Hult International Business School, previously President of…

Giovanis Kouzalis: “We can create new synergies to enhance the business opportunities”

Corporate and litigation offices G. Kouzalis LLC are based in Paralimni. In the interview with the Successful Business the CEO of the firm Mr Kouzalis releases the firm’s plans for 2022 as well as the establishing of the one-stop boutique firm for the investors. Who is Giovanis Kouzalis? Can you tell us a little bit about yourself? I am the son of one of the first developers in Paralimni, Cyprus, following the invasion of Famagusta in 1974, and my Family…

LEON MFO Investments Limited receives the prestigious Euromoney Awards

LEON MFO Investments Limited (“LEON”), a leading regional Fund Manager, has received the prestigious Euromoney Awards of Excellence for its Private Banking and Wealth Management Services. LEON received the highest ratings and awards in a number of categories: No. 1 in Cyprus in 6 categories:Best Investment ManagementBest Research and Asset Allocation AdviceBest ESG/Sustainable Investing Best Family Office ServicesBest Next GenerationBest Family Governance/Succession Planning LEON significantly improved its performance in the ratings almost in all categories compared to last year. For…

Successful Business Leaders’ Club

This entity is a private club founded by Natalia Kardash with the aim to provide a platform for her personal business network to meet online or offline on a regular basis. The Club organises and supports events, workshops, presentations, get-togethers, seminars, conferences, etc. CONCEPT The Club members brainstorm innovative ideas and solutions, discuss inventions and progress on current and forthcoming developments, gain insight about the business community and news both about Cyprus and internationally.There are three club bodies: Cyprus Business…

World data visualised

At the heart of the world’s digital activity are the everyday services and applications that produce unimaginable quantities of user activity and associated data. Big Tech companies have quite the influence over our lives. That influence is becoming difficult to ignore, and draws increasing media and political attention. One tangible measure of this influence is the massive amount of revenue Big Tech companies bring in. To get a better sense of this, we can look at Big Tech’s revenue generating…