our determination to create an economy more productive, competitive and outward-looking, said Friday night the President of the Republic Nicos Anastasiades, in fact, the opening of the business center “Regus”, in Limassol.
In his speech, President Anastasiades pointed out that the business environment is changing daily at a pace that we could not even in the recent past to imagine and pointed out that, in this context, our country has to monitor and adopt business tactics are modern and efficient.
“We need to promote smart ideas, offer solutions and improve the productivity of enterprises, especially those which are in an early stage of development,” he said and sent the message that, “the intelligent suggestions – like the one we are launching today – are those that contribute more to the shaping of an efficient economic environment”.
Send word at the same time that the developments in the cypriot economy confirm that we are in a hub, while at the same time mark and turn us back from the brink of destruction in which we were three years ago, in creating the dynamic to move forward with security to the front”.
Today, more than ever, he continued, the business community is invited to make the most of the investment and business opportunities that arise, taking advantage, exactly, of our determination to create an economy more productive, competitive and outward-looking.
He recalled that in the past year, Cyprus has achieved the highest growth rate we have had for the last 7 years and how we have achieved a growth rate significantly higher than the Euro area average. He further said that according to the recent data of the European Statistical Office, in the first quarter of 2016, the development in Cyprus is moving at a rate of 2.7% is one of the highest in the Eurozone.
At the same time, the President of the Republic, send word that these results are not in any way self-explanatory and certainly is not guaranteed in perpetuity, but as pointed out by “require our continued, robust management, in order to complete the cycle of the major reforms which we have Ï„ÏοχοδÏομήσει, both for the general economic environment as well as for the public sector”.
Create that, he added, an economy is a sustainable, timeless, attractive new investments and a favourable environment for new business initiatives, which we look forward, especially with the upcoming developments in the field of natural gas, reminding you that soon it shall be completed and the processes for the third round of licensing in blocks of cyprus ‘ EEZ, while in progress, are the plans for the exploitation of the discovered deposits in plot 12.
President Anastasiades thanked at the same time the company “Regus”, which long has chosen our country for its business activities, which include a global network in 106 countries, with two thousand eight hundred business centres, three of which are located in Cyprus.
Lastly, he stated that the decision to create this business centre in Limassol will contribute significantly to facilitating attraction of foreign companies, which will examine the possibility of creating a permanent base in Cyprus, but also in local businesses to take their first steps in a professional environment fully equipped, without the need of investing significant initial capital required for the search of business premises.
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