The article presents interviews with banking industry and government officials in Cyprus including chairwoman of Hellenic Bank Irena Georgiadou, country's minister of finance Harris Georgiades and chief executive officer (CEO) of Bank of Cyprus John Hourican. Topics discussed include banking industry in Cyprus, economic conditions of banks in the country and tourism industry. Other topics such as setting up of casinos, investments in information and communication technology industry and foreign investments in the country are also discussed.