Cyprus Law Blog

The European Commission’s proposals for Mifid II (as it is widely referred), released on 20 October, state: “Investment firms are allowed to provide investment services that only consist of execution and/or the reception and transmission of client orders, without the need to obtain information regarding the knowledge and experience of the client.” This will exclude [...]

Cyprus and Qatar signed on 21/4/10 a 400 million euro deal to develop a hotel, residential and commercial complex in central Nicosia. The project will be located on some 250,000 square metres of prime land at the entrance of Nicosia, just across the road from the Hilton hotel. Qatar and Cyprus are setting up a 50:50 joint venture that [...]