The Cyprus Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Keve) has released a statement reviewing the outcomes of a major business forum held in Nicosia earlier this week, where Cyprus and Chna explored opportunities to expand bilateral trade, attract investment and develop business partnerships.

Cyprus businesses will need to invest more, improve productivity and turn research into commercially successful products if they are to compete internationally, with employers warning that the ability to adapt quickly to new technologies will increasingly matter more than company size.

Cyprus has long sold itself on sunshine, coastline, and a relaxed pace of life. And while those assets remain, an equally promising story is now emerging from recent data. According to StartupBlink’s Global Startup Ecosystem Index 2026, Cyprus is the fastest-growing startup ecosystem in the European Union. For founders and investors searching for a stable base in Europe, this Mediterranean gem has become a worthy contender.

Invest Cyprus CEO Marios Tannousis outlines how greater access to growth capital, international partnerships and skilled talent can help turn the island into a hub for globally competitive startups

In the recent English case Syspal Capital Ltd v Truman & Another [2024] EWHC 1561 (Ch) it been inter alia held – (adopting and following RE Euro Accessories Ltd [2021] EWHC 47 (Ch)) - that the process of interpretation to arrive at the true meaning of a provision in a company’s articles of association, must concentrate on the natural and ordinary meaning of the words used, when viewed in light of the scheme and purpose of the articles in general, any extrinsic facts about the company, or its membership that would reasonably be ascertainable by any reader of the company’s constitution and public filings at Companies House, and commercial common sense.

An important decision of the District Court of Limassol highlights the necessity of strict compliance with the procedural requirements governing challenge of jurisdiction of the Court under the Civil Procedure Rules.

Patrikios Legal is pleased to announce the release of the new Wolters Kluwer book, International Relocation and Tax Planning for High-Net-Worth Individuals: A Legal and Lifestyle Guide for Clients and Their Advisors.

The future of banking, artificial intelligence and financial technology in Cyprus will come under discussion on Tuesday 13th October at the first Forbes Cyprus Next Generation Banking & Fintech Summit, bringing together more than 250 participants at the Four Seasons hotel in Limassol. 

Cyprus and Israel will hold a new round of online talks to reach an agreement on the cross-border gas reservoir between Cyprus’s Aphrodite field and Israel’s Yishai field, the Cyprus News Agency reported on Friday.

The District Court of Limassol recently decided on an application to vary a freezing order, which had already been made absolute, seeking the release of shares for the purposes of corporate restructuring and raising additional capital.