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CONTENTS 8 | EDITORIAL 10 | BUSINESS BRIEFING

Economic & Business Highlights of the past month.

14 | MY WAY

Evi Pantelidou’s management style.

COVER

16 | FIVE MINUTES WITH…

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Markos A. Kashiouris

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Photos and interviews with the nine winners of the 4th CCCI Business Leader Awards, which were presented in a glittering ceremony in Limassol on Friday, December 8, plus six pages of photos from the night.

18| THEY SAID WHAT?

Our selection of the most memoraISL Z[H[LTLU[Z THKL I` OPNO WYVÄSL Cypriots over the last month.

OPINION 101 | An Introduction to RegTech

By Ben Lovell-Viggers

FEATURES 20 | Transforming Businesses,

Transforming Lives Gavriella Kantouna talks about the work of the EBRD’s Advice for Small Businesses, Cyprus facility.

SPECIAL PROMOTIONAL FEATURE 55 | Professional Services in Cyprus

Presenting the services of 18 major firms involved in the professional services sector.

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Conference Photos from last month’s event.

46| Leadership: From the Front, Across the Board

By Theo Xenakoudis.

48 | Winning Ideas from Cyprus

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50 | Cedars Oasis Project

Photos from the presentation.

52 | The Ambassador of Corporate Risk Culture Interview with Stefano Capodagli, .YV\W *OPLM 9PZR 6MÄJLY H[ /LSSLUPJ Bank.

92 | How India is Moving Towards

98 | Limassol Economic

Forum Photos from the 8th annual forum at the Four Seasons Hotel, Limassol.

102 | Portfolio Management

a Digital-First Economy

By Arvind Gupta & Philip Auerswald.

Five steps to success

96 | Proper English Breakfast

its 80th Anniversary Photos from the event at the Hilton Cyprus.

Photos from last month’s event at the Hilton Cyprus.

6 | GOLD | The Business Magazine of Cyprus

105 | EY Cyprus Celebrates

106 | BOOKSHELF Our recommended Books of the Year.

108 | BUSINESS CLASS

Theodoros Kringou

116 | LUNCH WITH GOLD Andis Petrou

110 | IN GOOD COMPANY

How Cyta helps its employees achieve a good work-life balance

119 | WHAT’S ON GOLD’s guide to the best cultural events for Christmas and the New Year.

112 | TIME OFF Listen to the Band

122 | A DAY IN THE LIFE Maria Evripides

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“So this is Christmas...

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nd what have you done?” as John Lennon asked in what has become one of those timeless seasonal classic songs. The end of the year is always a time for reflection on the events, good and bad, of the past 12 months.

In my editorial for the December 2016 issue of GOLD, I noted that “We are already looking to 2017 with what the diplomats call ‘cautious optimism’. It could be the most momentous year in the country’s history if the January talks end in agreement and the people vote to accept and implement it. On the other hand, those of us who have been close observers of the Cyprus Problem over the past four decades have seen hopes dashed at the last minute on more than one occasion, so there is also a touch of fear of disappointment once more.”

In the end, that fear of disappointment proved to be well-founded and we are about to start yet another year, still hoping that everyone involved in the process will make another effort to reunite the island. Much will depend on the results of next month’s presidential elections, as far as the chances of resuming talks are concerned and, in Cypriot politics, nothing can be taken for granted.

As far as GOLD is concerned, 2017 has been another excellent year, in which we have published another dozen issues of the magazine – three of which were of 140 pages – all of them well-received. In June, we featured the first-ever cover story on the Turkish Cypriot economy, which brought much praise and positive comment from both sides of the divide, and we were happy to see that our special issues dedicated to the annual CIPA International Investment Awards (July) and to Maritime Cyprus 2017 (September) sold out fast.

GOLD has always taken pride in being a platform for professionals, local and foreign, to express their views and opinions on a broad range of issues and this year was no exception. You will have read interviews with half of the Cabinet, with Cypriot CEOs and the heads of both private companies and public sector organisations as well as a plethora of big names/experts from abroad. Among them were Riley Newman, Panos Panay, John Botham, Michael van Gestel, Mark Yeandle, Nick Parker, JeanEric Paquet, Simon Osborne, Joseph Maltezos, Roger Bootle, Maneesh Juneja, Spiros Margaris, Paul Hodgkins and many more.

John Vickers, I wish you all the very best for Christmas and the New Year.

Whatever happens, we’ll be here to encourage debate, report on Chief Editor developments and give you a comprehensive picture of Cyprus john@imhbusiness.com in 2018. See you next year!

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Artemis Constantinidou, Pan Charalambous CONTRIBUTORS TO THIS ISSUE

Philip Auerswald, Arvind Gupta, Paul Hodgkins, Ben Lovell-Viggers, Dimis Michaelides, Theo Xenakoudis ART DIRECTION

Anna Theodosiou

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