FionaMullenCY
@fionamullency.social
Fiona Mullen, #Cyprus geek: economy, fiscal, energy, #natgas, banks, #cyprob, northern Cyprus, Director Sapienta Economics https://sapientaeconomics.com/about-us/ and on Substack https://open.substack.com/pub/sapienta
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FionaMullenCY
@fionamullency.social
· Oct 21
Country Analysis Cyprus
Trending: Turkish Cypriot politics
What can we expect in Turkish Cypriot party politics in the coming months? Read our insights
About Sapienta Country Analysis Cyprus Unrivalled analysis of pol...
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Pinned profile. Consultant geek on #Cyprus economy, energy (gas etc), Cyprus problem #cyprob. Free-for-now Substack here open.substack.com/pub/sapienta. In-depth monthly report here sapientaeconomics.com/home/country...
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Ken Burns: fine filmmaker, bad historian. In Europe, there had been free federations for centuries before the US was even an idea. They actually served as models for the American founders: the Dutch United Provinces, the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, the Swiss Confederacy & the Holy Roman Empire.
Burns: The Old Testament says there’s nothing new under the sun. On July 4th, 1776, there was. Everybody up to that point had been under authoritarian rule. It was in the interests of their rulers that they be uneducated, that they be superstitious, that they be distracted by conspiracies…
November 14, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Ken Burns: fine filmmaker, bad historian. In Europe, there had been free federations for centuries before the US was even an idea. They actually served as models for the American founders: the Dutch United Provinces, the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, the Swiss Confederacy & the Holy Roman Empire.
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How #OECD membership could be a small confidence-building measure (#CBM) that would bring enormous benefits to #Cyprus. open.substack.com/pub/sapienta...
Could OECD membership be a CBM for Cyprus?
I explain why it could benefit Cyprus enormously
open.substack.com
November 14, 2025 at 7:15 AM
How #OECD membership could be a small confidence-building measure (#CBM) that would bring enormous benefits to #Cyprus. open.substack.com/pub/sapienta...
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Cyprus in-depth analysis: what did you miss? A hint of what was in the October Sapienta Country Analysis Cyprus. #Cyprus #Economy #Cyprob open.substack.com/pub/sapienta...
Cyprus in-depth analysis: what did you miss?
A hint of what was in the October Sapienta Country Analysis Cyprus
open.substack.com
November 7, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Cyprus in-depth analysis: what did you miss? A hint of what was in the October Sapienta Country Analysis Cyprus. #Cyprus #Economy #Cyprob open.substack.com/pub/sapienta...
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Wondering why no one likes your posts anymore, even among your friends? It's because @jay.bsky.team and team have decided to hide a huge amount of content from all of our feeds by default.
Here's how to turn it off.
First go to the hamburger menu in the upper left corner
Here's how to turn it off.
First go to the hamburger menu in the upper left corner
November 6, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Wondering why no one likes your posts anymore, even among your friends? It's because @jay.bsky.team and team have decided to hide a huge amount of content from all of our feeds by default.
Here's how to turn it off.
First go to the hamburger menu in the upper left corner
Here's how to turn it off.
First go to the hamburger menu in the upper left corner
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Your periodic reminder that mRNA vaccines are a scientific and public health game-changer. Those that have been approved have passed stringent efficacy and safety checks. They protect you and your child against potentially fatal diseases. You may, however, get a sore arm.
September 3, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Your periodic reminder that mRNA vaccines are a scientific and public health game-changer. Those that have been approved have passed stringent efficacy and safety checks. They protect you and your child against potentially fatal diseases. You may, however, get a sore arm.
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Parliament grants one-month extension for prepaid mobile registration
Parliament grants one-month extension for prepaid mobile registration
cyprus-mail.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Parliament grants one-month extension for prepaid mobile registration
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Our View: Why is the first lady so opposed to making public the names of her charity’s donors?
Our View: Why is the first lady so opposed to making public the names of her charity’s donors?
cyprus-mail.com
November 6, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Our View: Why is the first lady so opposed to making public the names of her charity’s donors?
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Central Bank of Cyprus outlines roadmap for digital euro rollout
Central Bank of Cyprus outlines roadmap for digital euro rollout
cyprus-mail.com
November 6, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Central Bank of Cyprus outlines roadmap for digital euro rollout
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Holguin holds bicommunal youth meeting in Jordan
Holguin holds bicommunal youth meeting in Jordan
cyprus-mail.com
November 1, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Holguin holds bicommunal youth meeting in Jordan
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Our View: CoLA debacle shows why state should not intervene in labour relations
Our View: CoLA debacle shows why state should not intervene in labour relations
cyprus-mail.com
November 2, 2025 at 6:06 AM
Our View: CoLA debacle shows why state should not intervene in labour relations
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Why is tourism no longer the biggest sector in Cyprus? Our Director, Fiona Mullen, explains in just over 5 minutes. #Cyprus #tourism open.substack.com/pub/sapienta...
How tourism has shrunk in Cyprus
Successive revisions plus growth has elevated other sectors
open.substack.com
October 31, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Why is tourism no longer the biggest sector in Cyprus? Our Director, Fiona Mullen, explains in just over 5 minutes. #Cyprus #tourism open.substack.com/pub/sapienta...
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North opposition furious over €110m fibre internet deal signed without tender
North opposition furious over €110m fibre internet deal signed without tender
cyprus-mail.com
October 28, 2025 at 5:45 PM
North opposition furious over €110m fibre internet deal signed without tender
Sell sell sell
Nvidia poised to become world’s first $5tn company on.ft.com/4qs8nEV
Nvidia poised to become world’s first $5tn company
US chip giant’s stock propelled by strong sales of AI systems and prospect of access to China
on.ft.com
October 29, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Sell sell sell
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More than a third of Cyprus workers earn under €1,500 despite wage growth
More than a third of Cyprus workers earn under €1,500 despite wage growth
Average monthly earnings in Cyprus continued to rise during the second quarter of 2025, with gross salaries increasing by 4.2 per cent compared to the same period last year, according to provisional f...
cyprus-mail.com
October 29, 2025 at 11:44 AM
More than a third of Cyprus workers earn under €1,500 despite wage growth
OK so I am posting here instead of the other place for #Cyprus people. If you are using Cyta and keep getting messages that your connection is unsafe you can call them and they will “fix something” that makes it go away on your phone and PC.
October 29, 2025 at 8:25 AM
OK so I am posting here instead of the other place for #Cyprus people. If you are using Cyta and keep getting messages that your connection is unsafe you can call them and they will “fix something” that makes it go away on your phone and PC.
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Yet the prevailing media narrative in the UK is as if Trump has the backing of 70% of Americans
October 29, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Yet the prevailing media narrative in the UK is as if Trump has the backing of 70% of Americans
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It is further galling that the OpenAI deal at Oxford was done without any consultation with the faculty governing body (Congregation) or the College tutors who will be most affected. It went ahead (largely in secret) based on a "pilot" with about 70 hand-picked participants.
October 25, 2025 at 9:52 PM
It is further galling that the OpenAI deal at Oxford was done without any consultation with the faculty governing body (Congregation) or the College tutors who will be most affected. It went ahead (largely in secret) based on a "pilot" with about 70 hand-picked participants.
Said this before but BSKY seems to have turned into this meta (not THAT Meta) space where people comment on some big thing in their own country but u never get to find out what it is. So u scroll for a bit + leave. And then they shout at you coz there’s still actual understandable news on X. 🤷🏻♀️1/
October 29, 2025 at 5:49 AM
Said this before but BSKY seems to have turned into this meta (not THAT Meta) space where people comment on some big thing in their own country but u never get to find out what it is. So u scroll for a bit + leave. And then they shout at you coz there’s still actual understandable news on X. 🤷🏻♀️1/
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"The real message out of this, because it's a massive" landslide victory is a combination of voters said "look, we have our own agency. Stop pushing us around."
@fionamullency.social on how Turkish Cypriots rejected foreign influence in recent TRNC elections:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESjt...
@fionamullency.social on how Turkish Cypriots rejected foreign influence in recent TRNC elections:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESjt...
October 27, 2025 at 1:38 PM
"The real message out of this, because it's a massive" landslide victory is a combination of voters said "look, we have our own agency. Stop pushing us around."
@fionamullency.social on how Turkish Cypriots rejected foreign influence in recent TRNC elections:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESjt...
@fionamullency.social on how Turkish Cypriots rejected foreign influence in recent TRNC elections:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESjt...
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Preliminary findings:
🚫TikTok & Meta failed to grant researchers adequate access to public data.
🚫Meta failed to provide simple ways to notify illegal content and to allow users to challenge moderation decisions.
This is a duty, not a choice.
link.europa.eu/JYQrBX
🚫TikTok & Meta failed to grant researchers adequate access to public data.
🚫Meta failed to provide simple ways to notify illegal content and to allow users to challenge moderation decisions.
This is a duty, not a choice.
link.europa.eu/JYQrBX
October 24, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Preliminary findings:
🚫TikTok & Meta failed to grant researchers adequate access to public data.
🚫Meta failed to provide simple ways to notify illegal content and to allow users to challenge moderation decisions.
This is a duty, not a choice.
link.europa.eu/JYQrBX
🚫TikTok & Meta failed to grant researchers adequate access to public data.
🚫Meta failed to provide simple ways to notify illegal content and to allow users to challenge moderation decisions.
This is a duty, not a choice.
link.europa.eu/JYQrBX
Just had someone put a snarky comment on my Substack post. Now, I keep them open because it is reader-supported and I only have a small number of payers. But you don’t get to leave a snarky comment without paying, yer git, so I deleted it.
October 24, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Just had someone put a snarky comment on my Substack post. Now, I keep them open because it is reader-supported and I only have a small number of payers. But you don’t get to leave a snarky comment without paying, yer git, so I deleted it.
Latest from me 🤓
#Cyprus GDP has been revised up again. Our Director Fiona Mullen digs into the archives to explain why. open.substack.com/pub/sapienta...
Cyprus, the Teflon economy
From the archives
open.substack.com
October 24, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Latest from me 🤓
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No. Eurostar has ordered double deck trains and the first will arrive in 2031. If they ever run to London we’ll see, but these trains will likely go on ex-Thalys routes first.
Do some research. #CrossChannelRail
Do some research. #CrossChannelRail
Eurostar to run doubledecker trains through Channel tunnel from 2031
Eurostar to run doubledecker trains through Channel tunnel from 2031
Operator signs €2bn deal with Alstom amid boom in international rail travel from UK
Eurostar is to start running doubledecker trains through the Channel tunnel to meet growing demand for international rail travel from the UK.
The rail operator announced it had signed a €2bn (£1.7bn) deal for at least 30 – and up to 50 – new trains from the manufacturer Alstom. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
October 22, 2025 at 7:10 AM
No. Eurostar has ordered double deck trains and the first will arrive in 2031. If they ever run to London we’ll see, but these trains will likely go on ex-Thalys routes first.
Do some research. #CrossChannelRail
Do some research. #CrossChannelRail
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Tufan Ehurman won a landslide in the 1st round of the election for the presidency of the unrecognized Turkish Republic of Northern #Cyprus (TRNC). What does it mean for geopolitics? Our special analysis is discounted to €100 until 2pm CY time Mon. #Cyprob sapientaeconomics.com/shop-reports/
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October 19, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Tufan Ehurman won a landslide in the 1st round of the election for the presidency of the unrecognized Turkish Republic of Northern #Cyprus (TRNC). What does it mean for geopolitics? Our special analysis is discounted to €100 until 2pm CY time Mon. #Cyprob sapientaeconomics.com/shop-reports/
Meanwhile over in wee Cyprus the pro-reunification candidate in northern Cyprus won in the first round by a massive landslide: 62.76%.
October 19, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Meanwhile over in wee Cyprus the pro-reunification candidate in northern Cyprus won in the first round by a massive landslide: 62.76%.