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Cyprus are amongst the top 50 happiest countries in Europe according to a new index developed by scientists.
The system for judging a nation’s satisfaction is based on official statistics rather than questionnaires answered by some of the population.
Data on a country’s development, freedom, solidarity, justice and peace are measured to build rankings and work out how people can be made happier.
Of 13 countries on which the index was tested, Iceland and Sweden come out on top, with a 76 out of 100 score. Austria places third on 74, and the UK fourth with 69.
Experts hope analysing countries this way could help develop strategies for their countries to improve people’s happiness.
Here is the table:

source: Cyprus Daily

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Growth decelerated to 3.4% in year-on-year terms in the first quarter of the year, down somewhat from the previous quarter’s 3.8%.

Outstanding a breakdown by components, the accompanying press release points out that growth was mainly supported by the following sectors: hotels and restaurants, retail and wholesale trade, construction, and manufacturing.

In seasonally-adjusted quarter-on-quarter terms, the economy increased 0.9% in the first quarter, matching Q4’s expansion.

More detailed national accounts data will be released on 7 June.

Growth is expected to moderate this year, as debt repayment restrains consumer spending, although should remain solid nonetheless. Particularly, healthy wage and job gains should cushion the slowdown, while buoyant construction activity will fuel a strong rebound in fixed investment. Downside risks to the outlook include a disorderly Brexit, a banking system burdened by non-performing loans and large stocks of private and public debt.
FocusEconomics panelists expect GDP to increase 3.1% in 2019, which is unchanged from last month’s forecast, and 2.6% in 2020.

Author: Massimo Bassetti, Economist

Ο Αναπληρωτής Πρόεδρος του Παγκύπριου Συνδέσμου Επαγγελματιών Ανάπτυξης Γης μιλούσε στο συνέδριο Economist New York.

Στην αγορά ακινήτων της Κύπρου αναφέρθηκε από το βήμα του συνεδρίου του Economist στη Νέα Υόρκη, ο διευθυντής του ομίλου Imperio Γιάννης Μισιρλής, τονίζοντας πως βρίσκεται σε στάδιο ανάκαμψης, μετά την κρίση του 2013 και πως με τους σημερινούς σταθερούς οικονομικούς δείκτες της οικονομίας αλλά και τα θετικά ιστορικά δεδομένα, η αγορά ακινήτων της χώρας στηρίζεται, αυτήν την στιγμή, σε πολύ σταθερά και υγιή θεμέλια.

Αναφερόμενος στους φόβους μιας νέας ύφεσης σε παγκόσμια κλίμακα, ο κύριος Μισιρλής, δήλωσε πως οι μηδενικές αποδόσεις των ευρωπαϊκών κυβερνητικών ομολόγων, όπως της Γερμανίας, και η αβεβαιότητα του Brexit οδηγούν τους λιγότερο ριψοκίνδυνους επενδυτές να επενδύουν σε ακίνητα μίας από τις ταχύτερα αναπτυσσόμενες οικονομίες της Ευρώπης, η οποία αυτήν τη στιγμή, βλέπει τους περισσότερους δείκτες της αγοράς στο πράσινο.

«Το κανονικό μέγεθος της αγοράς κατά τη δεκαετία που προηγήθηκε της παγκόσμιας χρηματοπιστωτικής κρίσης (1999-2007) ήταν 13,000 ετήσιες συναλλαγές. Έτσι, υπάρχει πολύς δρόμος ακόμα από τις 9,200 συναλλαγές που έγιναν πέρυσι.», σημείωσε χαρακτηριστικά ο διευθυντής της Imperio, συμπληρώνοντας, παράλληλα, πως οι θεμελιώδεις αρχές και οι δυνάμεις της αγοράς δημιούργησαν μερικές πολύ συναρπαστικές ευκαιρίες στην αγορά ακινήτων που προορίζονται για ενοικίαση.

Επίσης, ο κύριος Μισιρλής, στάθηκε στο γεγονός πως τα έργα που σχετίζονται με τον τουρισμό και τις φοιτητικές εστίες βλέπουν μεγάλο ενδιαφέρον από διεθνείς και θεσμικούς επενδυτές. Τέλος, ο Αναπληρωτής Πρόεδρος του Παγκύπριου Συνδέσμου Επαγγελματιών Ανάπτυξης Γης, κύριος Μισιρλής, εξέφρασε τη βεβαιότητά του πως το Brexit δημιουργεί μια σειρά ευκαιριών, κυρίως οδηγώντας διεθνείς επενδυτές ακινήτων μακριά από το Λονδίνο και περισσότερο προς στην Κύπρο.

Source: Kathimerini

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Limassol has been placed in the top 100 cities worldwide in Mercer’s quality of living rankings for 2019.

Mercer’s, the world’s largest human resources consulting firm, ranked Limassol 86th of 231 cities in its annual report.

In first place is Vienna, followed by Zurich. Vancouver, Munich and Auckland share the third spot. The rest of the top ten are European cities: Dusseldorf, Frankfurt, Copenhagen, Geneva and Basel.

The ranking indicates differences in quality of living factors affecting expatriates in popular assignment destinations.

The bases of the quality of living ranking is ongoing research on the practicalities of daily life for expatriate employees and their families.

“Factors such as climate, disease and sanitation standards, ease of communications, and physical remoteness can often affect the success of a foreign assignment. Moreover, the local political and social environment, political violence, and crime may give rise to potentially uncomfortable, inconvenient, or even dangerous situations,” the company explained.

The survey is used by companies to calculate compensation for employees who are sent to locations away from home.

Source: Cyprus Mail

Steady recovery in the Cyprus real estate market is expected in 2018, with demand expected to continue progressively, according to several market experts, as published in a recent news article from InBusinessNews, a leading news portal of Cyprus.

2017 was noted as a very good year, during which the recovery of the economy of Cyprus had a definite impact on the real estate sales volume. The sales volume of the year demonstrated a clear recovery of the real-estate market, and a very similar trend should be expected to take place in the New Year, as the economy expands further.

As InBusinessNews reports, the Vice-Chairman of LBDA (National Land and Building Developers Association), Mr Yiannis Misirlis, commented that a sharp change of prices in 2018 is not expected, nor desirable. “Prices were in decline until a couple of years ago, then stabilised, and 2017 was the first year which saw marginal growth. We should expect further marginal growth for the New Year. Therefore, capital appreciations in the region of 3-4 per cent coupled with rental yields, which are currently at 4-5 per cent for residential units, means that traditional core strategies are starting to see increasing investment yields.”

Commenting on any notable moments in 2017, Mr Misirlis remembered the September meeting of LBDA with Troika (the tripartite committee led by the European Commission with the European Central Bank and the International Monetary Fund, that supervised the Economic Adjustment Programme for Cyprus) during which Troika recognised the healthy recovery of the property sector taking place. As Mr Misirlis said, “the Cyprus real estate sector is entering a stabilization path, away from the dangerous moves and the extreme lending that prevailed in the past.”

In a private discussion, Mr Misirlis also commented on the “vertical growth” of Limassol, as a result of the construction of a number of high-rise buildings. “The lure of building skyscrapers is rising as developers and the Government see the benefits they bring to businesses, citizens, tenants, and the city’s profile. This is putting supertall buildings on the development agenda, propelled by economic expansion, and the desire to maximise land value.”

“We expect these stand-out structures to be increasingly command a rental and valuation premium”, Mr Misirlis adds.

While construction costs of high-rises can be high due to issues such as overcoming wind forces and ensuring energy efficiency, the gain can be worth it. “These ‘vertical communities’ not only generate investment opportunities, but also create value for the surrounding areas, helping lure crowds, drive sales and rental prices”, concludes Mr Misirlis.