Press kit of Shanda Consult Ltd

The Cypriot cabinet has decided to form a joint working group to develop and implement blockchain technology in Cyprus in order to keep up with the international developments. According to Prodromos Prodromou, Government spokesman it was “an important decision for the country’s future...

3rd Cyprus International Investors Summit on 13-14 September 2018 The Cyprus Success Story: International & Regional Headquartering in Cyprus Invest Cyprus, the Cyprus Investment Promotion Agency, is organizing the 3rd Cyprus International Investors Summit on 13-14 September 2018 at the...

Cyprus residence and work permits – Companies with Foreign Interest Cyprus companies with non-EU shareholders that provided a paid-up capital of the company of minimum EUR 171.000 can employ up to 15 non-EU persons in upper and middle management positions, with residence and work permits issued...

The Cypriot regulatory body, CySEC (The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission) has established an Innovation Hub, with the aim to address and explore the quickly evolving FinTech and RegTech developments. The Innovation Hub will provide a platform where both supervised and non-supervised...

The Committee of Supervision and Control for the Cyprus Investment Programme has published its registry, listing all the licensed service providers for the Cyprus Citizenship by Investment Program. There are currently 255 approved and licensed service providers who are authorized to act on...

Investing in Cyprus – the little Powerhouse between Europe and the Middle East Cyprus attracts an annually increasing number of large and small companies for investment in substantial business on the island. You may know Cyprus as a tourist destination, you may remember the crisis in 2013,...

VAT Interpretative Circular 222 – Holding Companies On 9 January 2018, the Interpretative Circular 222 has been announced by the Cyprus Tax Department explaining the VAT treatment of holding companies. The Circular provides guidance on the interaction between holding companies and VAT based...

The new Cyprus Law regulating Alternative Investment Funds, approved by the parliament on 10 July 2018, provides for so-called Registered Alternative Investment Funds (RAIF), which will not be regulated by the Cyprus Security and Exchange Commission (CySEC). The new Law regulating Alternative...

The Cyprus Citizenship by Investment Programme – Your Passport to the EU Cyprus, a full member of the European Union (EU) since May 2004, provides the “Cyprus Investment Programme” that qualifies for Cyprus Citizenship for the investor and his/her family if certain conditions are met. The...

The purchasing power of physical gold and silver – hedging inflation and economic risks Physical gold and silver are one of the most preferred ways to protect wealth in the long term. As physical gold and silver are outperforming any currency in the long run, they are one of the best solutions...