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Myths and reality in the gaming industry

Myths and reality in the gaming industry

In this article Andrei Yarantsau and Alex Shilyaev share a few tips and focus on lessons learned from years working...

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Relaxation at its best: Kalloni Spa

Relaxation at its best: Kalloni Spa

At Kalloni Spa, you will be transported from everyday life to a transformative wellness journey. Consider total peace, space, and...

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Cyprus: boom times or hard times

Cyprus: boom times or hard times, we need a new outlook

Cyprus, as an island community and as a thriving Mediterranean economy, is going through a strange mix of boom times...

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Qatar Airways has celebrated its 25th birthday at Larnaka Airport

Qatar Airways has celebrated its 25th birthday at Larnaka Airport

Qatar Airways and Hermes Airports came together to celebrate the airline’s 25th anniversary along with a very successful 2022 and...

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Secrets of establishing a successful mobile gaming business

Secrets of establishing a successful mobile gaming business

The editors of Successful Business approached Andrei Yarantsau – investor and CEO of Melsoft Games – to talk about his...

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Citizenship by investment: a must or a nice to have?

Citizenship by investment: a must or a nice to have?

Citizenship by Investment Programs (CBI or CIP for short) are not new. They’ve been around for almost four decades. Yet...

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The new issue of the "Successful Business"

The new issue of the «Successful Business»

The January issue of the «Successful Business» magazine has been released. Once a year, the magazine is published in English...

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Elena Vaevskaya: «My mission is to help people live a long

Elena Vaevskaya: «My mission is to help people live a long, active, happy life»

NAGOMI Longevity and Healing Center is a hidden gem in the heart of Limassol. From the moment you walk in,...

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Solo art exhibition by Yury Peshkov in Limassol

Solo art exhibition by Yury Peshkov in Limassol

The opening event of the exhibition “Cyprus in Black and White”, will be held on Friday, December 16, at 19.30...

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Digital Innovations in Finance  and the MSc Financial Services Programme at CIIM

Digital Innovations in Finance and the MSc Financial Services Programme at CIIM

For several last years, society at large faced various challenges, like the COVID-19 pandemic, the situation in Ukraine, elevating inflation,...

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Gas Prices in Cyprus: The fluctuation of gas prices in 2022

Gas Prices in Cyprus: The fluctuation of gas prices in 2022

The article provides detailed statistics on changes in gas prices in Cyprus since the spring of 2022. International conflicts and...

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Cyprus is ahead in the regulation of cryptocurrencies

Cyprus is ahead in the regulation of cryptocurrencies

The year 2022, like no other, is rich in turmoil and long-term turbulence in the world crypto market. Despite this,...

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Artificial Intelligence about Cyprus and the Future of Finance

Artificial Intelligence about Cyprus and the Future of Finance

If you are still waiting for the time when Artificial Intelligence (AI) comes into your life, you have missed that...

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Foreigner in Cyprus. How to earn and invest without breaking laws?

Foreigner in Cyprus. How to earn and invest without breaking laws?

The last event of the BEST INVEST Congress was dedicated to problems and mistakes of foreigners who relocate to Cyprus...

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Cyprus

Cyprus, Middle East and Northern Africa

This working meeting brought together business leaders who aim to develop business cooperation between Cyprus and MENA countries. Together with...

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Investments in innovations and new technologies

Investments in innovations and new technologies

The last few years the island has been making significant strides in its quest to becoming a source of internationally...

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Transformation of Cyprus into an IT hub

Transformation of Cyprus into an IT hub

What improvements and changes have to be made to transform Cyprus «into Singapore of the Mediterranean»? Petr Valov CEO of...

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The regulatory framework of crypto assets in Cyprus and the EU

The regulatory framework of crypto assets in Cyprus and the EU

This article will cover the development related to blockchain and cryptocurrency in Cyprus. It is written based on the keynote...

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Reflect Festival in Cyprus connected 5100 doers

Reflect Festival in Cyprus connected 5100 doers

The 2022 edition of Reflect Festival took over Limassol, with more than 5000 people wearing the «Doers United» badges walking...

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Cyprus is popular among global IT community

Cyprus is popular among global IT community

IT companies are relocating to the island. But is the country prepared for this influx of new businesses and people?...

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The future of Cyprus energy projects

The future of Cyprus energy projects

Prospects of investments in traditional and renewable sources of energy were discussed during the first session of the Best Invest...

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Cyprus is resilient: significant economic growth in 2022

Cyprus is resilient: significant economic growth in 2022

The future of the global and Cyprus’ economy was the first topic at the opening session of the Best Invest...

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Limassol's city center will buzz at the fifth Reflect Festival

Limassol’s city center will buzz at the fifth Reflect Festival

Reflect Festival, the largest tech gathering in Cyprus is coming back to Limassol to bring forward innovation, technology, and good ideas....

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Investments in Cyprus: impact

Investments in Cyprus: impact, challenges, forecasts

The BEST INVEST Congress will be held in Limassol on the 17-18th of October 2022. The event is organised since...

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Minister Nouris: “We are in the new era of realities”

Minister Nouris: “We are in the new era of realities”

Opening BEST LEGAL Conference in Limassol, Minister of Interior, Mr Nicos Nouris gave a brief overview on topics that fall...

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The recent Reform in the Administration of Justice in Cyprus

The recent Reform in the Administration of Justice in Cyprus

After a long and troublesome history full of setbacks and redrafts the House of Representatives has in July 2022 finally...

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Less than 40 Days to the Largest Boat Show in Eastern Europe

Less than 40 Days to the Largest Boat Show in Eastern Europe

The biggest celebration for sea and boat lovers is approaching after two years of absence due to COVID. The Limassol...

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Submission of regulatory reports: a new era

Submission of regulatory reports: a new era

The annual conference of the Cypriot company Point Nine, which specializes in providing services that facilitate the submission of regulatory...

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The place to meet international lawyers and companies leaders

The place to meet international lawyers and companies leaders

Best Legal Conference will gather in Limassol partners from local and international legal firms, corporate lawyers, founders and managers of...

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New Cyprus Transfer Pricing Documentation Requirements

New Cyprus Transfer Pricing Documentation Requirements

On 30 June 2022, the Cyprus Parliament voted for the introduction of transfer pricing documentation requirements for Cyprus tax resident...

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Cyprus in 2022: Predictions

Cyprus in 2022: Predictions

At the time of writing (14 March 2022), it is difficult to make predictions for Cyprus in 2022. This is...

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Cyprus in 2022:  Assessing the Impact of COVID and Ukraine

Cyprus in 2022: Assessing the Impact of COVID and Ukraine

After two years of COVID, analysts and government officials in Cyprus were looking forward to a resumption of growth in...

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Towards a sustainable Startup and Tech Ecosystem

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...

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RCB Bank will become an asset management company

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...

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Future of Conferences in the Post-Covid Era

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...

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

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...

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LEON MFO Investments Limited receives the prestigious Euromoney Awards

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...

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Successful Business Leaders’ Club

Successful Business Leaders’ Club

This entity is a private club founded by Natalia Kardash with the aim to provide a platform for her personal...

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World data visualised

World data visualised

At the heart of the world’s digital activity are the everyday services and applications that produce unimaginable quantities of user...

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A look at blockchain technology

A look at blockchain technology

A blockchain is a decentralised ledger of facts, replicated across several computers assembled in a peer-to-peer network. Facts can be...

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Blockchain and cryptocurrencies

Blockchain and cryptocurrencies

Blockchains such as Bitcoin and Ethereum are constantly and continually growing as blocks are being added to the chain, which...

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Market outlook by Leon MFO Investments Ltd

Market outlook by Leon MFO Investments Ltd

In 2021, we witnessed the post-pandemic recovery for some economies, especially the U.S. economy. In 2022, this recovery is expected...

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Deloitte’s 2021 Global Blockchain Survey results

Deloitte’s 2021 Global Blockchain Survey results

Today digital assets are affecting the entire financial market. Will they create opportunities for economic growth? How will financial services...

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Cyprus: perfect base for digital nomads

Cyprus: perfect base for digital nomads

Living a nomadic lifestyle became a trend in recent years. Paradoxically, the global pandemic helped promote the concept. Last two...

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How blockchain technology works

How blockchain technology works

The advancements of blockchain are still young and have the potential to be revolutionary in the future. In few words,...

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New regulatory framework for crypto asset services providers

New regulatory framework for crypto asset services providers

The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) has published a clarification on the anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing (AML/CFT) supervision...

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Dr George Theocharides: as regulators

Dr George Theocharides: as regulators, we need to be proactive

The emerging crypto industry is still unchartered waters in many regards. But the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission is working...

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Role of family offices today

Role of family offices today

Today more than ever, wealthy families are faced with new risks, challenges, and changing needs both for the business and...

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Deadline to register beneficial ownership

Deadline to register beneficial ownership

The submission of data concerning beneficial ownership is due by 12 March 2022 in accordance with the relevant announcement of...

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Leon MFO Investments LTD

Leon MFO Investments Ltd

Leon MFO Investments Ltd was established in 2013 and was initially authorised as an Investment Firm by the Cyprus Securities...

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Significant growth in investment fund sector

Significant growth in investment fund sector

The Cyprus Investment Funds Association (CIFA) announced that the investment fund sector enjoyed significant growth during 2021, with the total amount of...

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M. Target Group: your success is our target

M. Target Group: your success is our target

M. Target Group was established in 2014 in Cyprus, a perfect location for globally oriented companies and high-net-worth individuals; starting...

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Cyprus among best places for private businesses

Cyprus among best places for private businesses

Switzerland, Norway, UK, Germany, Sweden, and France lead the rankings as best places for private businesses and entrepreneurship to flourish...

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Leon MFO Investments: capitalising on opportunities in Cyprus

Leon MFO Investments: capitalising on opportunities in Cyprus

The fund industry in Cyprus has been steadily growing in recent years. However, there are still gaps in the local...

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Cross-border distribution of investment funds in Europe

Cross-border distribution of investment funds in Europe

The European Union has taken steps to facilitate the cross-border distribution of funds (both undertakings for collective investments ‘UCITS’ and...

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Anna Homenko: why are family offices opening in Cyprus?

Anna Homenko: why are family offices opening in Cyprus?

The concept of а ’family office’ is not new. For a long time, all over the world large family capital...

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Moving Forward: NFTs

Moving Forward: NFTs, Meta, Web3, and Cyprus DTL Strategy

Blockchain technology enables the digital ownership, transfer, and storage of assets without the necessary need of a central third party or intermediary....

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10 predictions of Saxo Bank that could shock financial markets

10 predictions of Saxo Bank that could shock financial markets

Every year Saxo Bank prepares a forecast of underappreciated events which, if they were to occur, could send shockwaves across...

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Consulco opens its Limassol office

Consulco opens its Limassol office

Consulco, the investment manager with offices in London, Dubai, Moscow and Nicosia established its newest office in Limassol. The office is...

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Firms given permission to operate under TPR  until their applications are reviewed

Firms given permission to operate under TPR until their applications are reviewed

CySEC has issued a Policy Statement (available here) relating to its decision to further amend Directive 87-04, in an effort...

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