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Disy: Akel, not us, gave citizenship to a man linked to Pandora Papers
The decision Disy attacked the main opposition Akel on Saturday for planning a demonstration to protest Cyprus's "loss of credibility" in the wake of the Pandora Papers, pointing out that it was Akel who conferred citizenship on the…
Cyprus worried about ‘pandoramonium’ overshadowing good work, KNEWS
The Cypriot finance ministry said a European Parliament resolution on the Pandora papers and subsequent criticism from the local opposition overshadowed the amount of good work that has been done on the island against illegal…
GAIL to build India’s largest green hydrogen plant, Energy News, ET EnergyWorld
New Delhi: State-owned GAIL (India) Ltd will build India's largest green hydrogen production plant with the aim of supplementing its natural gas business with carbon-free fuel. Speaking at the India Energy Forum by CERAWeek, GAIL Chairman…
Switching back to coal in times of energy crisis would be a climate “tragedy” – EU
By Fransiska Nangoy
The European Union's climate change policy official has said that returning to the use of dirty coal-fired energy during the current energy crisis is "not a smart decision" and that the markets should seize the…
Guan Eng Deplores MACC’s Inaction to Launch Independent Investigation into Pandora Papers |…
DAP Secretary General Lim Guan Eng said the Pandora Papers could be the tip of the iceberg of illicit financial outflows to offshore accounts involving billions of ringgit. =. - Photo by Sayuti Zainudin
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Cyprus and Egypt sign agreement to speed up connection to electricity grid
An undersea cable connecting the power grids of Cyprus and Egypt could be essential in helping the two countries switch to a green economy and meet their commitments to tackle climate change, the Cypriot minister said on…
‘Why has Malta given up on oil and gas exploration’, asks geologist
Geologist Peter Gatt wondered why Malta had apparently given up on oil and gas exploration, especially when its Mediterranean counterparts in the country discovered such reserves over the past decade.
Gatt was reacting to a statement…
Welcome to THE COMMONS – News and Views for Windham County, Vermont
GuilfordThe Pandore Pafter, published in early October, are the product of massive data leaks carefully analyzed by more than 600 journalists around the world. They unmask the secret ways the world's super-rich hide billions of dollars…
Prohibition of dual citizenship for senior officials en route to King
Constitutional Council President Im Chhun Lim in an online meeting on September 28. Secretariat of the Constitutional Council
The Constitutional Council of Cambodia (CCC) will request a consultation with King Norodom Sihamoni on…
“It’s time to sue the lawyers and accountants who allow this” – Offshore Tax…
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Mone of the richest and most powerful people in the world is back in the limelight for using secret tax havens and…
U.S. tax havens for the rich are shifting to the rest of us
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Chuck Collins is co-editor of Inequality.org…
On the Pandora Papers list: an IRS officer and a former chief IT commissioner
TWO former Indian Revenue Service agents, one who was arrested for alleged bribery and money laundering, and another who was chief income tax commissioner, have bank accounts in Switzerland, according to an investigation of the Pandora…
Law firm founded by Cypriot President Anastasiades quoted in Pandora Papers exposes
The law firm founded by Cypriot President Nikos Anastasiades, Anastasiades and Partners, was involved in the Pandora Papers exhibit released yesterday, which revealed it was providing bogus owners to a number of offshore companies…
Offshore centers look back and forward in these uncertain times
We chat with industry figures at various IFCs across Europe to ask them how international pressures and the global pandemic have shaped business and strategy.
Since the pandemic erupted in early 2020, it…
EAC’s stranglehold remains | Cyprus Mail
Still some way to go before cheaper electricity despite the adoption of "historic" bills on energy liberalization
By Elias Hazou
Despite the pageantry surrounding the so-called "opening" of the electricity market ten days ago, the jury…
Republic of Congo’s offshore research activity increases tension, Turkey says
Turkey said on Saturday that the presence in the region of a vessel that will launch search activities on behalf of the Republic of Cyprus was another measure violating both the rights of Turkish Cypriots and Turkey's continental shelf.…
Biden Tells Anastasiades: US Wants Cyprus Solution, Guterres Fiddles | cyprus, politics
WASHINGTON - Without going into details, US President Joe Biden reportedly sent a letter to Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades, continuing to support the long unsuccessful effort to!-->…
WealthPro Ukraine Kiev 2021 – KyivPost
Why do I need to attend the B2C WealthPro Ukraine Kyiv 2021 International Conference & Exhibition on October 28, 2021 at the Hilton Kyiv hotel.WealthPro Ukraine Kiev 2021- one unique networking platform for meetings with professionals…
Evergrande Offshore Investors Face ‘Significant Losses’ After Second Payment Failure
Evergrande Group in China (3333.HK) failed to pay bond interest owed on Wednesday, two bondholders said, its second unpaid offshore debt payment in a week, though the cash-strapped company scrambles to meet its obligations on its domestic…
Netherlands Double Taxation Treaty – Taxation
Cyprus: Netherlands Double Taxation Agreement…
Lawmakers ban fossil gas from financing EU energy infrastructure, with few exceptions –…
European Parliament lawmakers voted on Tuesday, September 28 to remove support for fossil gas from EU funding rules for cross-border energy infrastructure known as the TEN-E regulation.
The TEN-E regulation creates a…
EU should stop being ‘naive’ about US strategic interests, says Macron
French President Emmanuel Macron said Europe must stop being "naive" and strengthen its own military power, following the signing of a security pact between Australia, the United States and the United Kingdom in the Indo-Pacific.In…
Cyprus – Oswego County Business Magazine
The Mediterranean island has a unique position at the crossroads of Europe, Africa and the Middle East
By Sandra Scott
Choirokoitia, dating to 6800 BC, is a Neolithic site with reconstructed round stone huts that testify to a relatively…
Cyprus relaunches drilling campaign with Exxon, in talks with Eni
Cypriot President Nikos Anastasiadis spoke to ExxonMobil ahead of the drilling planned for the end of the year.
A statement from Cyprus said Anastasiadis had met with Exxon senior vice president Mike Cousins…
Mitsotakis sees no imminent resolution for Divided Cyprus Dilemma | cyprus, politics
NEW YORK - In the face of intensifying Turkish provocations in the seas around the Greek islands, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said they did not bode well for any hope of!-->…
What’s eaten where: Cook Islands
Welcome to the true tropical paradise, a place where no building can be higher than a coconut palm tree! Spread across 1,960,027 square kilometers of azure blue waters, the Cook Islands are made up of 15 verdant islands - each a jewel…
Cyprus moves closer to electricity interconnections with neighboring countries
Cyprus is getting closer to its goal of ending energy isolation, with significant developments regarding electricity interconnections with its neighboring countries.
According to sources from the Cypriot News Agency (CNA), developments…
Fears grow for China Evergrande after missed interest deadline
China Evergrande moved closer to the potential default investors feared on Friday, missing a payment deadline in one of the clearest indications to date that the developer whose debt difficulties have spooked markets is in deep trouble.…
Power of attorney in Cyprus – Commentary
A power of attorney can be "general" or "specific". The main difference between the two is that the former allows the attorney to sign any document on behalf of the principal, while the latter limits the authority of the attorney to the…
Oxford Cannabinoid Technologies Holdings PLC, Semper Fortis Esports PLC, Plant Health Care plc,…
(,) CEO Dr John Lucas hailed a licensing deal with Canopy Growth, one of the world's largest cannabis companies, as a "significant achievement".
() announced a first inferred resource estimate of over 10 million tonnes for the…
Families rush to collect belongings as lava from La Palma volcano nears homes
By Borja Suarez and Marco Trujillo
Families rushed to collect their belongings from their homes and escape the advancing lava on Tuesday, as sirens sounded and helicopters flew over the smoke-filled air of an erupting volcano on the…
Beach Bluff homes, lots of cracks near damaged railroad tracks in San Clemente – Orange County…
A crack in the community clubhouse parking lot has grown so large a foot can fit inside the split concrete.
Four homes in the community of Cyprus Shores, considered one of the most expensive coastal properties in southern Orange County,…
Time is not on our side: EUMed 9 leaders discuss climate crisis | greece, politics
ATHENS - The EUMed 9 summit began in Athens today (September 17), focusing on stability in the Eastern Mediterranean as well as efforts to tackle climate change and migratory flows in!-->…
Nigeria: Waya resigns from NNPC and could join Kano Guber race
The managing director of the group in charge of maritime transport at the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mr. Inuwa Waya, announced his decision to voluntarily withdraw from the company in December of this year.
Although…
Inuwa Waya voluntarily withdraws from NNPC and considers race for governor of Kano in 2023
Group Managing Director in charge of shipments to Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC), Inuwa Waya, announced his decision to voluntarily step down from the company in December of this year.
Although…
5 sizzling stocks trading under $ 10 with gigantic upside potential – 24/7 at Wall St.
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While most of Wall Street focuses on large and large cap stocks because they provide a degree of safety and…
Time is not on our side: EUMed 9 leaders discuss climate crisis
ATHENS - The EUMed 9 summit kicked off in Athens today (September 17), focusing on stability in the Eastern Mediterranean as well as efforts to tackle climate change and migratory flows in the region.
âThe eastern…
Russian companies with foreign links have fallen by 40% in 3 years
The number of companies with foreign shareholders operating in Russia has fallen by 40% in the past three years due to international sanctions, the coronavirus pandemic and Russia's desire to isolate its economy.
Business…
The battle for energy control in the Eastern Mediterranean
The history of oil and natural gas is marked by instability and conflict. The rise of the Eastern Mediterranean as a prolific energy region has increased the existing tensions between some riparian states while strengthening cooperation…
What in the world will $ 1 million buy you in 2021
As home prices in Australia continue to rise, Ray White chief economist Nerida Conisbee wondered if you could find better value for money in one of your favorite vacation destinations in a prize of $ 1 million.
She said that…
Take a deep breath… | Cyprus Mail
The freediving world championships will take place next week in Limassol. ALIX NORMAN learns why Cyprus was chosen to host, who will set new records and how to watch each dive live online
In July, Jennifer Wendland set a world record…
US Navy SEALs and Cypriot Special Forces conduct counterterrorism exercise
LIMASSOL, Cyprus (AP) - Members of the US Navy's elite special forces SEAL unit joined Cypriot underwater demolition soldiers on Friday in a joint exercise to hone their fighting skills against…
Turkey promises reciprocal response to new Greek Cypriot drilling – Greek City Times
Oktay had a meeting Friday in Ankara with Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar who was in Turkey.According to northern media, Oktay, commenting on the announcement earlier in the week that the Exxon Mobil / Qatar Petroleum consortium is…
Signature of a sale and purchase agreement for the sale of Delek Drilling’s stake in the Tamar…
The current partners of the Tamar project are Delek Drilling (22%), Chevron (operator, 25%), Isramco (28.75%), Tamar Petroleum (16.75%), Dor Gas (4%) and Everest (3, 5%). Tamar's lease 2P reserves, after production of over 69.3 BCM, are…
Ida escalates into Category 4 hurricane, Louisiana prepares for landfall
hurricane Ida was due to make landfall in the United States on Sunday as an "extremely dangerous" Category 4 storm that could submerge much of Louisiana's coastline underwater as the state grapples with a COVID-19 outbreak already taxing…
Five dead in Mexico oil rig fire, release remains offline
Five workers were killed and six injured in Sunday's fire at an offshore platform in the southern Gulf of Mexico operated by Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) which cut about a quarter of Mexicoof oil production, the company said on Monday.
The…
When to give inheritance money to your family according to UAE law? – Family and matrimonial
United Arab Emirates: When to give inheritance money to your family according to UAE law?…
Green shipping: a not-so-distant future?
As green hydrogen stocks explode in 2020, it's no secret that this zero-carbon phenomenon is experiencing unprecedented global political and economic momentum. As a testament to its new global interest, universal hydrogen demand has…
Erdogan backs two-state solution, unveils new plans during visit to Northern Cyprus
ISTANBUL - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan landed in Northern Cyprus on Monday, inaugurating a two-day visit to mark the anniversary of Turkey's 1974 intervention on the island, where he reiterated his support for a solution to…
Chevron to drill more wells earlier on Israel’s Leviathan as demand for eastern Mediterranean…
Chevron postponed plans to early 2022 to drill a fifth production well in Israel's Leviathan gas and condensate field in the eastern Mediterranean, with the aim of increasing production after demand for gas from the field increased by 6%…
Support the onshore oil and gas industry
Medserv, in partnership with Air Liquide, operates a compressed gas filling plant on the Medserv site of the Malta Freeport, opening routes from Malta to the Mediterranean and African region. Diving and industrial gases, rental…
A Policy Science Analysis – Nation Online
âPoorly drafted statutes are a burden on the entire State. Judges struggle to interpret and apply them. Attorneys find it difficult to base any sure advice upon them and the citizens desire to conform to them is…
China, biomarine energy and its players
After the first Russia-Africa summit held in Sochi, authorities have been moving to build on this new chapter of Russiaâs relations with African countries. As set in the joint declaration, the two sides…
Israeli investors targeted by banking war in Turkey – Opinion
Last week Turkey sentenced a long list of Western financial institutions, including Goldman Sachs, Bank of America, JPMorgan, Credit Suisse, Barclays and others, to heavy fines for…
WindEurope Says Offshore Wind Must Remain Priority As Most EU States Missed MSP Deadline
Only six EU coastal member states submitted their final maritime spatial plans (MSPs) by March 31, while 16 countries missed the EU deadline. WindEurope said the 16 member states should submit their MSPs as soon as possible and…
Lessons from the lukewarm peace of Israel and Egypt
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Lessons from the lukewarm peace of Israel and Egypt
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A treasure hunt: methods of tracing assets
Lawyer Monthly hears from Phoebe Waters, Partner at Schillings, about the techniques involved in professional asset tracing and the role it plays in cracking down on white collar crime.
"Things acquired through unfair fraud are…
Turkey, Egypt to benefit from Eastern Mediterranean cooperation, experts say
Turkey and Egypt have many areas for potential cooperation, including in maritime areas, economy and security, Cihat Yaycı, former Turkish Navy Rear Admiral and head of the Center for Maritime and Global…
Libya, Greece agree to resume Mediterranean border negotiations
Libya and Greece have agreed to resume talks over their disputed maritime border.
The President of the Presidential Council of Libya, Mohammed al-Menfi, met Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis in Athens on Wednesday. The two men…
Nicola Offshore, Cyprus Subsea Up Partner
April 14, 2021
Seaglider with rig in the background - Credit Cyprus Subsea…
Cyprus, Ghana and Kenya Join Growing List of Countries to Create Beneficial Ownership Registers
An infamous tax haven in the heart of Europe and two of Africa's largest economies will force businesses to declare their owners, joining a growing list of countries responding to public pressure on crime and tax evasion…
Israel flies solo | Column
During my long years in Washington DC, I have had several Jewish colleagues who knew Hebrew even though they were not from Israel. This is one of the things I enjoyed about the Jewish Diaspora: They taught their…
Lebanon to expand claim over disputed maritime area with Israel | Business and economic news
Lebanon's acting Minister of Public Works and Transport said he signed a document extending Lebanon's claims in its maritime border dispute with Israel.
The amendment, announced on Monday, adds about 1,400 km2 (540 square miles) to the…
EU official urges Turkey to resolve issues with Greece,
European Council President Charles Michel called on Turkey to continue working to resolve disputes with Greece and Cyprus over Mediterranean gas rights during his visit to Ankara on Tuesday to discuss trade and refugees with…
Russia is not the horse Cyprus should bet on
Our relations with the Soviet Union and Russia have seldom proved beneficial
Two days after the independence of Cyprus, the new state was officially recognized by the Soviet Union on August 18, 1960. The Kremlin immediately saw the…
Israel and Cyprus plan to share Aphrodite’s gas field, let’s talk first
Israel and Cyprus have reached an agreement over the Mediterranean Sea's gas reserves straddling their maritime border, resolving a long-standing dispute over offshore resources, which could open the development of the Aphrodite gas…
Israel, Cyprus work to settle offshore gas
Israel and Cyprus have reached an agreement on gas reserves straddling their maritime border, the Cypriot energy minister said on Tuesday, in a key step towards resolving a nine-year standoff over offshore spoil.The development…
Doing Business in: Cyprus – Updated July 2020 – Wealth Management
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Cyprus is strategically located in the Eastern Mediterranean at the crossroads of Europe, Asia and Africa. It is an independent and…