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Background Notes on Countries of the World: Republic of Cyprus in Business Source Premier [About]BU logo
Published by the U.S. government and includes facts about the land, people, history, government, political conditions, economy, foreign relations and travel/business information.

Cyprus Country Review in Business Source Premier [About]BU logo
Published annually by CountryWatch, these in-depth reports provide demographic, political, economic, business, cultural and environmental data. Includes key sector production, consumption and net exports, maps, country flag, Freedom Rankings for political rights and civil liberties, Human Development Index measuring quality of life and investment climate basic infrastructure information.

Finance, Trade & Commerce

BuyUSA.gov U.S. Commercial Services: Cyprus
http://www.buyusa.gov/cyprus/en/
From the U.S. Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration. U.S. Commercial Service (USCS) Provides information to U.S. businesses exporting goods and services, including trade agreements, market research, trade event lists, industry specific information.

Cyprus Economic Competitiveness in Business Source Premier [About]bu logo
From the Icon Group, using vertical analysis or common-sized statements, provides estimates of the financial performance and labor productivity of countries compared to global benchmarks.  Financial analysis includes asset, liability and income structure, ratios, profitability ratios and key percentile rankings.  Labor productivity analysis includes asset-labor, liability-labor, and income-labor ratios.

EIU: Economist Intelligence Unit: Cyprus  [About] BU logo (works only with Firefox)
Indepth reports such as Country Finance, Country Commerce, Country Forecast, Country Monitor, etc which include economic indicators, political and business environment analysis, country risk assessment and financial and operating conditions for companies doing business globally.  Type of reports vary country by country.

FITA: Cyprus Country Profile
http://fita.org/countries/cyprus.html
FITA, The Federation of International Trade Associations, website includes general information as well as information on market access, economic indicators, taxes, labor market, agriculture, media, and more.

Global Edge: Cyprus
http://globaledge.msu.edu/ibrd/countryintro.asp?CountryID=52
Created by the Center for International Business Education and Research at Michigan State University ( MSU-CIBER ), globalEDGE contains country specific news, statistics, history, economics, and government data.

Index of Economic Freedom: Cyprus
http://www.heritage.org/research/features/index/country.cfm?id=Cyprus
A Web resource evaluating the following areas: Cyprus' trade policy, fiscal burden of government, government intervention in the economy, monetary policy, capital flows and foreign investment, banking and finance, wages and prices, property rights, regulation, and black market.

News & Journals

Financial Mirror (Cyprus) through PressDisplay[About]BU logo from 60 days ago.

Politis through PressDisplay[About]BU logo from 60 days ago.

Statistics & Government Resources

Central Bank of Cyprus
http://www.centralbank.gov.cy/nqcontent.cfm?a_id=1&lang=en
The official Web site of the Central Bank of Cyprus includes information on currency rates, monetary policy, statistics and much more.

Embassy of Cyprus in Washington D.C.
http://www.cyprusembassy.net/
Information about business and investment in Cyprus. Also contains information about flora and fauna, education, travel and tourism, visas, immigration, history, geography, people and culture.

Selected Internet Resources: Cyprus-Portals to the world
http://www.loc.gov/rr/international/european/cyprus/cy.html
"Links to electronic resources selected by Library of Congress subject experts."

Statistics Cyprus
http://www.mof.gov.cy/mof/cystat/statistics.nsf/index_en/index_en?OpenDocument

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