Doing Business in Cyprus (Saudi edition)
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DOING BUSINESS C YPRUS<br />
22<br />
SAUDI ARABIA EDITION<br />
FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT<br />
Investment Gateway<br />
<strong>Cyprus</strong> has attracted formidable foreign<br />
<strong>in</strong>vestment from around the world with billions<br />
flow<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong>to new projects <strong>in</strong> multiple sectors,<br />
prov<strong>in</strong>g the island nation cont<strong>in</strong>ues to have a<br />
strong pull factor with global <strong>in</strong>vestors.<br />
<strong>Cyprus</strong> has been a hive of activity <strong>in</strong> recent years, with several notable projects<br />
already implemented or <strong>in</strong> the pipel<strong>in</strong>e, strengthen<strong>in</strong>g the country’s image and<br />
foreign direct <strong>in</strong>vestment (FDI) appeal. Large-scale real estate projects, luxury mar<strong>in</strong>as<br />
and tourism <strong>in</strong>frastructure, coupled with develop<strong>in</strong>g opportunities <strong>in</strong> the energy, asset<br />
management and shipp<strong>in</strong>g sectors have all re<strong>in</strong>forced <strong>Cyprus</strong>’ status as an <strong>in</strong>terest<strong>in</strong>g<br />
<strong>in</strong>vestment dest<strong>in</strong>ation.<br />
An added benefit of <strong>Cyprus</strong> is its geostrategic location and secure and stable EU<br />
environment <strong>in</strong> an often-turbulent region. These factors coupled with the <strong>in</strong>troduction<br />
of new <strong>in</strong>centives are encourag<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong>creas<strong>in</strong>g numbers of companies from across<br />
the world to set up headquarters on the island, solidify<strong>in</strong>g its position as an attractive<br />
gateway to both established and develop<strong>in</strong>g markets. More recently, <strong>Cyprus</strong> has also<br />
started to ga<strong>in</strong> serious traction <strong>in</strong> attract<strong>in</strong>g more <strong>in</strong>novative high-tech organisations<br />
to set up on its shores – rebrand<strong>in</strong>g itself as an emerg<strong>in</strong>g tech hub.