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Figure 2.29 The changing composition offoreign exchange earnings, 1985 to<br />

1993.<br />

Sä Tourism<br />

E3 Exports (FOB)<br />

[Il Offshore tncome +<br />

+ in eludes estimateci earnings f<br />

shipping co.s.<br />

1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991<br />

Source: Central Bank of Cypius.<br />

1992<br />

1993<br />

Following defacto division in 1974, the tourist industry rapidly recovered and grew<br />

to dominate the Cypriot economy as it never had before. Subséquent efforts to limit<br />

and curtail tourism's dominance, with the development and encouragement of new<br />

invisible earning service sector enterprises, have so far proved to have had only<br />

limited success. Whilst tourism contributed to a sustained recovery, the extent to<br />

which it can continue to contribute to the economy's sustainable development can be<br />

questioned in view of its particular sensitivity to politicai instability; in a politically<br />

unstable environment there are significant costs associated with such a level of<br />

dependence.<br />

Conclusion<br />

Using IBRD 109 criteria, the Republic of Cyprus joined the rich nations of the world<br />

in 1988, when its per capita gross national product (GNP) exceeded the 1990 &<br />

109 Althougk a member of International Bank of Reconstruction and Development (The World Bank)<br />

Cyprus is not included in its annual publication of basic economie and social indicators World<br />

Development Report (World Bank Publications, New York: OUP) because its population is below a<br />

million.<br />

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