The CFA Society Cyprus elected its new Board of Directors at its Annual General Meeting. The new Board is comprised of seven members, who have many years of experience in the banking and financial sector.

The internationally renowned Maritime Cyprus 2019 conference attracted over 900 shipping professionals from across the globe and distinguished speakers in Limassol between October 6-9 where the biannual event took place this year for the 16th time since 1989, celebrating its 30 year anniversary since its inception.

Finance Minister Harris Georgiades recently submitted the 2020 budget to parliament, the last one drafted under his term at the ministry, which he will be leaving by the end of 2019.

BidX1’s digital sale is coming up on October 23rd, 2019 and registration is now officially open for anyone wishing to bid on a property.

Cyprus banks have the second highest liquidity coverage ratio in the Eurozone, according to figures released by the single supervisory mechanism (SSM).

Cyprus remains at 44 in the World Economic Forum’s Global Competitiveness Report for 2019, scoring poorly for ICT adoption and business dynamism.

With 8,930 students at 125 universities, Cyprus ranks fifth of European countries with the highest number of students in the UK, according to a study by financial experts Rangewell.

Blockchain technology has made strong inroads into the shipping industry all over the world, and Cyprus is following suit.

EY Cyprus was amongst the pristine sponsors of the “Maritime Cyprus 2019” conference, which took place between 6-9 October 2019, in Limassol. The Cyprus Maritime Conference is an established biennial conference, organized by the Shipping Deputy Ministry in cooperation with the Cyprus Shipping Chamber and the Cyprus Union of Shipowners. This year, Maritime Cyprus celebrated 30 years since its first event, with the opening of the conference being held in the presence of H.E. the President of the Republic of Cyprus, Mr. Nicos Anastasiades.

The island’s two main shipping organisations, the Cyprus Shipping Chamber and Cyprus Union of Shipowners, have decided to merge into a single formidable force that will look after the interests of the entire maritime cluster.