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STONES & BONES Investing in Fossils and Minerals
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Does Wealthy mean Healthy?
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INTERVIEWS WITH THE REPRESENTATIVES OF NINE MAJOR FIRMS THAT HAVE SET UP OPERATIONS AND OFFICES ON THE ISLAND
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+ OPINION CONTAGION IN THE EUROZONE? by Adam Emilianou
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WORKING TOGETHER FOR GROWTH by Anni Podimata, MEP 32 A LOGO IS NOT A BRAND by Peter Economides 98
51 SPECIAL SUPPLEMENT 51 | Cyprus and Natural Gas 52 | Energizing Cyprus: What Happens Next? The Ernst & Young Energy Panel 54 | Brave New World By Demosthenes Mavrellis 55 | Cyprus and the Paradox of Plenty, By Panos Ioannides
FEATURE 34 | IT’S ‘HEAD IN THE FIRE’ TIME FOR CYPRUS Interview with Steen Jakobsen, Chief Economist of Saxo Bank
40 | STONES & BONES Investing in Minerals and Fossils
44 | THREE WISHES The Cyprus Shipping Chamber requests action on three key matters
48 | AON HEWITT Global Human Resource and related Financial Solutions
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72 Pathfinder PwC’s special service helps you find your way when setting up in Cyprus.
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MONEY: What Money Can’t Buy: The Moral Limits of Markets By Michael Sandel 74
86 Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes OECD Peer Review Report on Cyprus is completed. 87 Laws Amended to Promote Foreign Investment Amending laws in relation to the intellectual property regime, interest deductibility, group relief and the deemed distribution of dividends.
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TAX & LEGAL: Sleeping with your Smartphone: How to Break the 24/7 Habit and Change the Way You Work By Leslie A. Perlow 91 LIFESTYLE: The Marriage Plot By Jeffrey Eugenides
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88 Resolving Disputes through Mediation Mediation is fast becoming the most popular method of resolving cross-border disputes.
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76 Eurozone Crisis: Likelihood of a Pro-Europe Greek Coalition Government Increases The overwhelming majority of Greeks want to keep the euro but they oppose austerity measures. 78 Eurozone Crisis: Cyprus in a Greek Tragedy By Dr Savvas Savouri 82 Eurozone Crisis: Will the ‘Grexit’ really happen? By Fiona Mullen 85 Eurozone Crisis: Potential scenarios for the eurozone in 2012 PwC’s take on how the crisis could play out.
92 Cyprus Law Forum The first Cyprus Law Forum takes place on Friday 22 June, 2012 at the Hilton Cyprus in Nicosia.
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94 Does Wealthy Mean Healthy? It takes more than sleeping well and waking early in order to achieve the ultimate healthy lifestyle.
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