Anyone can attend a free presentation of the first ever research conducted within the Russian community in Cyprus. With well over 1000 respondents the survey attempts to establish an initial understanding of the socio-demographic profile of the Russian community on the island. It might be useful to those companies and entrepreneurs that consider Russians in Cyprus their target audience. Russian community of Cyprus exceeds 50,000 people, it plays an important role in the economic life of the island. During this…

The Russian language is very popular in Cyprus. Especially, this year. We do not expect many British tourists. Most probably, Russian-speakers from Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Armenia, Georgia and Israel will be the absolute majority of tourists. In addition to that, Russian is the language for family communication for at least 50,000 permanent residents and citizens of Cyprus. If you work in the hospitality industry or in the professional business services sector, you may need to know few words to please…

Successful Business meets Martina Meinders, managing director at MARIN SHIPMANAGEMENT LIMITED, one of the leading shipping companies in Cyprus with 50 vessels of different types in operation and more than 1,000 seafarers from around the world on board. Martina, when did you move to Cyprus? I came to Cyprus from Hamburg in 1993. The company I was working at moved its operations to the island, and there was a job opportunity for me. Since then, I have been living and…

Our interviewee is a wise and experienced leader, an elegant woman and a wonderful mother, a real estate and investment expert, and managing director of Sotheby's International Realty’s Cyprus branch, Anastasia Yianni. Representing Cyprus in one of the largest luxury real estate brands, with an annual global turnover of $150 billion, and bringing Cypriot properties to the platform popular with UHNWIs, is an honourable and very demanding task. But this delicate woman handles it with a smile and optimism. This…