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Online presentation on the Russian-speaking community of Cyprus

Anyone can attend a free presentation of the first ever research conducted within the Russian community in Cyprus. With well over 1000 respondents the survey attempts to establish an initial understanding of the socio-demographic profile of the Russian community on the island. It might be useful to those companies and entrepreneurs that consider Russians in Cyprus their target audience. Russian community of Cyprus exceeds 50,000 people, it plays an important role in the economic life of the island. During this…

Russian for this summer: how to learn basic words

The Russian language is very popular in Cyprus. Especially, this year. We do not expect many British tourists. Most probably, Russian-speakers from Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Armenia, Georgia and Israel will be the absolute majority of tourists. In addition to that, Russian is the language for family communication for at least 50,000 permanent residents and citizens of Cyprus. If you work in the hospitality industry or in the professional business services sector, you may need to know few words to please…

Martina Meinders: “Women in top positions need to lead by example”

Successful Business meets Martina Meinders, managing director at MARIN SHIPMANAGEMENT LIMITED, one of the leading shipping companies in Cyprus with 50 vessels of different types in operation and more than 1,000 seafarers from around the world on board. Martina, when did you move to Cyprus? I came to Cyprus from Hamburg in 1993. The company I was working at moved its operations to the island, and there was a job opportunity for me. Since then, I have been living and…

Anastasia Yianni: "Company reflects your personality"

Our interviewee is a wise and experienced leader, an elegant woman and a wonderful mother, a real estate and investment expert, and managing director of Sotheby's International Realty’s Cyprus branch, Anastasia Yianni. Representing Cyprus in one of the largest luxury real estate brands, with an annual global turnover of $150 billion, and bringing Cypriot properties to the platform popular with UHNWIs, is an honourable and very demanding task. But this delicate woman handles it with a smile and optimism. This…

Anna Anisimova: “I work for the future”

Successful Business talked to Anna Anisimova, the founder of the TALEAN group of companies about the role of women in business, starting a business in Cyprus, and the qualities business women need to succeed. Anna, how have you ended up in Cyprus? I moved to the Island of Love, in fact, for love. Fifteen years ago, I fell in love with a wonderful man, got married, and relocated to Cyprus. Here I started my life anew: not knowing the language,…

Christianna Diogenous: “Always keep the balance”

The Successful Business Magazine spoke to Christianna Diogenous, CEO of Unicars Ltd, one of the leading companies in the automotive sector in Cyprus. Christianna, tell us about your professional journey in auto-business. I was born into this industry as it has been one of our family businesses for the past 70 years. Although I was actively involved with all of our businesses from a young age, I caught the bug early with the automotive industry and it became one of…

Andria Andreou: “It’s never about one person when running any business”

Successful Business talked to Andria Andreou, partner of Athos Group, a multidisciplinary family office headquartered in Switzerland and operating from key locations in Anguilla, Cyprus, Liechtenstein, Luxemburg, Malta, Monaco, and the Netherlands. The company specialises in setting up and management of multi-jurisdictional asset protection; succession and estate planning structures; exit structures, and investment funds. Andria, could you tell us if you were always interested in law, or if this interest developed over the years? From an early age, I cannot…