EDITORIAL
ISSUE 26
MAY 14 - JUNE 13, 2013
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Change We Must
DIAMONDS
ARE FOR…
CYPRUS?
With a Diamond Exchange
the island could rival
Dubai, say experts
N
ow that the anti-bailout voices have had their say and the Troika-Cyprus agreement on a financial assistance package has nonetheless been
approved by local and EU parliamentarians, it is finally time to move
ahead with measures that will counteract the negative effects of many
of the deal’s painful provisions. In this issue of Gold, we take a look at
what has happened to the island through a variety of lenses and come
up with some interesting proposals on how to “restart and rebrand” Cyprus, as Moscowbased Cypriot business consultant Markos Shiapanis aptly describes the process (page 34).
One of the most fascinating ideas is the subject of