The recent banking crisis in Cyprus has created a new array of liquidity and accessto- finance issues for Small-Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs) in Cyprus, on top of the difficulties already faced by many enterprises prior to the events of March, regarding growth stimulation and innovation investment.

Our Law Firm noticed that during the past few months there is a growing interest by High Net Worth Individuals (HNWIs) from South Africa for the Cyprus Investment Program,

The 5th Limassol Economic Forum, which took place on 28 November, was hailed as a great success by attendees and received extensive media coverage in Cyprus and abroad.

When you're making the decision to move overseas, it's so important to make the right choice as to where you're going to relocate to.

Cyprus has a fascinating and unique history. Due to the island's location, close to three continents, many different countries and cultures have had an impact on the island, and evidence of this remains to this day.

Cyprus has turned the economic corner.

It is an accepted fact, that the current COVID-19 pandemic has urged and obligated the business and legal world to use all available tools in order to facilitate commercial transactions...

The importance of card payments and electronic transactions for the Cyprus economy and its business environment.

Since 2017, there have only been two tests to determine Cyprus tax residency. These are the 183 Day Tax Residency Rule and the 60 Day Tax Residency Rule.

The world of law, which understandably looks very complicated and difficult to the layman is actually very demanding even for an experienced legal practitioner, particularly with the continuous changes within the legal arena.

Translations are frequently required for various documentations for official use before public authorities, institutions and courts internally or abroad.

Cyprus Investment Programme (the "CIP") has been in force since May 2013, and since then has repeatedly proved its success as a relocation scheme.

The twenty-third of June 2016 is a watershed in recent British history, the day on which the electorate of the United Kingdom voted for their government to take steps to leave the European Union.

On 23 June 2016, a referendum in the United Kingdom returned a result in favour of leaving the European Union.

As the international corporate landscape changes, so do the various laws and regulations. Keeping pace with these changes can be difficult given each jurisdiction has their own quirks and specifics.

Having established itself as the "biggest and most prestigious business gathering in Cyprus", the 12th Limassol Economic Forum (‘LEF') took place at the Four Seasons Hotel on 22nd October 2021.

Cyprus is an ideal place for direct investments, because of inter alia, its strategic position, its excellent infrastructure, its favourable tax regime, its well trained labour, as well as the existence of a wide network of tax treaties, with almost all major countries.

Cyprus holding companies provide a highly tax-efficient structure for international investments structures. The jurisdiction combines an extensive participation exemption regime with zero withholding taxes on profit repatriation fully aligned with EU, OECD and BEPS regulations.

Cyprus has been a leading jurisdiction for Trust structures for several years, benefiting from its stable government and business-friendly tax policies.