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1st Central Bank of Cyprus Annual Conference held to great success

With a keynote speech by ECB Vice-President Luis de Guindos, the 1st Central Bank of Cyprus Annual Conference has been declared a great success.

Taking place at Parklane, a Luxury Collection Resort & Spa, Limassol on the afternoon of 4 October, the invitation-only event was attended by a significant number of sector stakeholders.

As well as hearing de Guindos speak about the ECB’s plans for the economy, guests were also welcomed by Central Bank of Cyprus Governor Constantinos Herodotou.

There were also two expert panel discussions, chaired by CNA journalist Gregoris Savva. The first on ‘Inflation uncertainty ramifications on investment and business decisions,’ included the participation of João Sousa, Deputy Director General, DG Economics, European Central Bank, and Ernest Gnan, Secretary General, SUERF – The European Money and Finance Forum and Honorary Economic Advisor to the OeNB Governor. Gnan addressed the Conference via live video link.

A second panel discussion will be on ‘Cyprus economy, outlook and opportunities’ took place with the participation of Irene Piki, Deputy Minister to the President of the Republic of Cyprus, Panicos Nicolaou, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Association of Cyprus Banks, and Evgenios Evgeniou, Chairman, Invest Cyprus.

A networking cocktail closed the event, giving the audience a further opportunity to discuss topics of mutual interest.

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