Agenda

09:30
Registrations
Intro by the Chairperson of the Summit

 

 

Session 1 | Cyprus: An International Business and Investment Hub
  • Overview of the Cyprus Economy
  • The Vision 2035 Framework
  • Overview of the Investment Climate and Investment Opportunities
  • Why Cyprus: Key Features and Compelling Advantages

 

Session 2 | Cyprus: A Rising Technology, Start Up and Innovation Hub
  • Cyprus: An established and growing tech hub in the European Union and a promising location for business
  • The Ecosystem: Growth Trends and Key Facts & Figures on Cyprus’s ICT Sector
  • R&D in Cyprus
  • Sector Highlights: The Gaming Industry
  • Sector Highlights: The Start-up ecosystem in Cyprus
  • IP Regime and other tailor-made incentives available to ICT companies

 

Session 3 | Doing Business in Cyprus: Corporate Relocation and Headquartering – Establishing your Base in the European Union

The Corporate Perspective. The Tax and Legal Environment

  • Setting up business presence or investing in Cyprus
  • FDI
  • Relocation and Headquartering
  • Corporate Taxation: An Overview
  • The Legal Framework for Corporates

 

Key Tax Features and Advantages for Shareholders, Business Owners, HNWIs and their Families:

  • Tax Regime for Non-Domiciled Individuals
  • Capital Gains Tax, Inheritance Tax, Income Repatriation
  • Cyprus International Trusts
  • Wills and Estate Planning
  • The HNWI perspective: tax & legal framework, wealth protection & preservation

 

Migration Policy and Relocation Process for Employees and their Families

  • Migration Policy and Relocation Process for Employees and their Families
  • Tax exemptions and advantages available to Employees and Tax Nomads

 

Session 4 | The Financial Services Sector of Cyprus

Banking in Cyrus

  • An introduction to Banking in Cyprus. Basic facts and figures
  • Characteristics and Advantages of establishing relationships with Cypriot Banks

 

Electronic Money Institutions (EMIs) and Payment Institutions

  • The EMI and Payment Institutions Ecosystem

 

Investment Firms, Fintech, Digital Finance

  • Investment services, private client services, wealth management services
  • Investment Firms in Cyprus
  • Fintech, Blockchain and Digital Finance

 

The Cyprus Funds Industry

  • An introduction to the Cyprus Funds Industry
  • Cyprus: An attractive Tax Jurisdiction. Developing the Fund Industry through Cyprus – Cyprus as the gateway to the European Union
  • Fund Management in Cyprus: An Emerging Asset management and Fund Holding Jurisdiction. Types of Funds
  • Funds Administration
  • Investor Protection

 

Session 5 | Investing in Property / Real Estate in Cyprus
  • The Property / Real Estate Landscape in Cyprus
  • Residential Property
  • Commercial and Office Property
  • The expected returns for Investors
  • Regional focus: Investing in Property / Real Estate in Limassol, Larnaca, Paphos, Nicosia

 

Session 6 | Living in Cyprus
  • Health
  • Education
  • Lifestyle

 

Videos – Case Studies

Israel’s Footprint in Cyprus: Case Studies of Israeli Companies Operating in Cyprus