Discussion Forum – A Physical Event
Friday 8 November 2024
18:00-19:15
Venue: Ceremony Hall of the University of Cyprus (75 Kallipoleos Avenue, Nicosia)
Subject: Europe’s Green Deal, Business Compliance and Sustainable Finance
Speaker: Nicole Phinopoulou, Consultant and Legal Advisor
Moderator: Ioannis Tirkides, Economics Research Manager at Bank of Cyprus and President, the Cyprus Economic Society
Abstract: The future of corporate sustainability reporting is evolving. By the end of 2022, the EU Council approved the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) and in 2024, the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD). The European Financial Reporting Advisory Group has provided the first draft of European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS) to the European Commission, aimed at accelerating a sustainable economy. Companies must publish detailed sustainability information, increasing accountability and providing financial institutions with comparable data to support sustainable investments. The presentation will provide a guide of the EU ESG Banking Sustainable Finance regulatory landscape as part of the EU Green Deal.

Panel Discussion – A Physical Event
Organised under the Cyprus Forum 2024 – by the Cyprus Economic Society
Thursday 3 October 2024
14:00-15:00
Venue: Nicosia Old Town Hall (Eleftheria’s Square), Aphrodite room
Subject: Inflation – causes, consequences and policy challenges
Speakers:
Ioannis Tirkides, Economics Research Manager at Bank of Cyprus and President, the Cyprus Economic Society – Inflation dynamics: From external shocks to systemic causes.
Maria Heracleous, Economist, former Executive Director of the Central Bank of Cyprus –
Inflation and central banking in uncertain times.
Marios Clerides, Economist, formerly CEO of the Cyprus Cooperative Bank; Group Senior general Manager, Hellenic Bank; Former Executive Chairman, CSEC – Hidden inflation, shrinkflation, and cost of living implications.
Kyriacos Iordanou, General Manager at Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Cyprus –
Implications for households and companies.
Moderator
Andreas Charalambous – Economist, former Director at the Ministry of Finance, Cyprus
Abstract: The debate about inflation, following the covid pandemic, has been intense and is still raging. Is inflation back on a long term basis or is it a transitory phenomenon? The panel will focus on the causes of inflation with the reference to the current experience, what it means for the cost of living, the problems it causes for the economy and for households and companies, and how central banks can control inflation under uncertainty.