What Lies Beneath? Truth and Lies About the Cyprus Economy

Following the extra ordinary decision to bail in the unsecured depositors and restructure the two main banks and the near complete destruction of the country's economic business model as an International Financial Centre, the author considers the real causes of the problems facing the Cyprus Economy and the reluctance of the Government to take firm action to put back the country on a development path. Cyprus must rebuild its economy on solid and sustainable foundations. The effort should revolve around the need to build a capability to source funds and appraise capital investment projects, and to take the initiative so as to create a National Development Finance Agency in Cyprus to undertake the lead in appraisal and financing of key developmental projects and Public-Private Partnerships