London, United Kingdom. Deputy Minister to the President Irene Piki will travel to London on Wednesday to attend the international investment forum “Investing in Cyprus: Risk, returns and FDI flows in the innovation corridor.” The event is organised by Invest Cyprus in collaboration with the Financial Times and will be held on February 26 at Bracken House.
Forum focus and participants
The conference will bring together fund managers, private market investors, institutional representatives and business executives from the United Kingdom and across Europe, as part of the government’s effort to strengthen Cyprus’ international footprint and attract quality foreign investment. Piki will join discussions on the investment landscape of the Eastern Mediterranean and the prospects for foreign direct investment in a changing global economic environment.
Opening remarks and welcome
The programme opens with remarks by Jacopo Dettoni, editor of fDi Intelligence, followed by a welcome from Evgenios Evgeniou, chairman of Invest Cyprus.
Sessions on capital competition and deployment
A fireside chat titled “Competing for capital – Risk, returns and FDI flows in the Eastern Mediterranean” will examine how Cyprus’ growth, inflation, fiscal position and sovereign ratings compare with other European and emerging markets, as well as recent trends in greenfield investment and cross-border M&A.
A subsequent panel on technology, energy transition and real assets will assess the region’s tech and ICT ecosystem, investment prospects in solar, wind, storage, interconnectors and grid upgrades, along with opportunities in office, residential, hospitality and logistics real estate. The discussion will also address which investment vehicles are most suitable for UK institutional investors seeking scale and regulatory certainty.
Geopolitics and regulation
The agenda includes a session on how regional tensions should be reflected in portfolio-level assumptions and how Eastern Mediterranean risk compares with other “edge of Europe” markets.
Regulatory issues will be examined in a fireside chat titled “The regulators’ agenda – Rule of law, AIFMD and investor protection,” covering Cyprus’ English-law-based system, EU membership, AIF and UCITS frameworks, supervisory practices and licensing timelines.
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