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Xhumana nommeli

i-Europe (EU)

i-Cyprus

I-Cyprus iyindawo yezimali ze-euro eyaziwayo kakhulu ngenxa yomphakathi wayo omkhulu wezinkampani zokutshala imali (i-Cyprus Investment Firms, i-CIFs) enelayisense le-Cyprus Securities ne-Exchange Commission, abaningi babo abahwebi be-forex kanye nabathengisi be-CFD abanepasipoti ezweni lonke le-EU. Ibhange Eliphakathi lase-Cyprus linikeza izitifiketi zemali ye-e kanye nezinhlangano zokukhokha futhi lisebenza ne- ECB kumabhange.

Isibhamu sengoziIsiqephu
FATFAkukho kuluhlu
EU AML uhlu lwengozi ephezuluAkukho kuluhlu
i-EU tax listAkukho kuluhlu
Izinhlelo zelayisense6
Imalii-EUR
Izinga le-S&PA
Ukhetho OlulandelayongoFebhuwari 2028

i-Cyprus ayikho kuluhlu lwe FATF olungwevu noma olumnyama ngemuva kwengqungquthela kaJuni 2026 (17 kuya ku 19 Juni 2026); as an EU Member State it cannot appear on the EU high-risk third country list (last amended by Delegated Regulation (EU) 2026/46, published 9 January 2026) or on Annex I of the EU tax list (last revised 17 February 2026). Kuhlolwe 7 Okthoba 2026.

Umbuso nepolitiki

UMbuso
IRiphabhulikhi yePhini likaMengameli
UMengameli
Nikos Christodoulides · kusukela ngoFebhuwari 2023
UMengameli
uNikos Christodoulides (ongekho emthethweni)
Amaqembu alawulayo
Abazimele abahambisana noMengameli Christodoulides, iDemocratic Party (DIKO)
Ukhetho oludlule
Umthethosivivinywa (Indlu yamaNgqungquthela), 24 Meyi 2026
Ukhetho Olulandelayo
UMengameli, ngoFebhuwari 2028. Kuzophela ngoFebhuwari 2028; uMengameli ungumholi wezwe kanye nomholi wombuso.
Umthethosivivinywa
Indlu yamaNgqungquthela (i-unicameral; iziqhingi ezingu-80, lapho zigcwele khona iziqhingi eziyi-56 zamaGreki aseCyprus; iziqhingi ezingama-24 zaseTurkish aseCyprus zazingenalutho kusukela ngo-1974)
Indlela yomthetho
Isimiso esixutshwe somthetho ojwayelekile wase-English nomthetho wesizwe, nemithetho ephakeme ye-EU

Economics and finance

Abahlali
1.4m (2025)
I-GDP
i-USD 41 billion (2025)
I-GDP ngamuntu
US$41,730 (2025)
Imali
i-euro (EUR)
Ibhange Eliphakathi
I-Central Bank of Cyprus (ingxenye ye-Eurosystem)
Izinga lemali
S&P A (positive) · Moody's A3 (stable) · Fitch A- (positive) (ngoSepthemba 2026)

I-EU kanye nendawo ye-euro esebenza ngezinsizakalo ithuthukise uqoqosho lwesiqhingi ngokuvakasha, ukuthuthwa kwezimpahla, imisebenzi yobunjiniyela nokuphathwa kwezimali, ngomsebenzi osungulwe emhlabeni jikelele kanye nohlelo lokutshala imali olulawulwa yiKomidi leSecurities neXesha leSisekelo saseSaphur kanye neBhanki Eliphakathi laseSaphur.

Ibhange

Ukugunyazwa njengenhlangano yezimali

Imali encanei-USD 5.6m
IsikhathiCRD isiqendu 15: amasonto ayisithupha kusukela kufakwe isicelo esigcwele, futhi nganoma yisiphi isikhathi amasonto ayi-12
IgunyaECB ngesinqumo se-CBC

Imininingwane engu-EUR 5 yezimali zokuqala (isiqephu 4(2)(b)); iCBC ingagunyaza izinhlobo ezithile ezingaba ngaphansi kwezigidi ezingama-EUR 1 ngaphansi kwe CRD isiqephu 12(4)

Umthetho
The Business of Credit Institutions Law of 1997 (as amended), section 4
Izindleko
Izindleko zokufaka isicelo se-CBC yi-EUR 20,000, ezikhokhwa uma kuthunyelwe. ECB izindleko zokuphatha zisebenza ngokuhlukile.
Ukudluliswa kwepasipoti
Yebo: i-EU/EEA passport ngaphansi CRD.
Izidingo ezibalulekile
  • Isicelo se- ECB SSM Portal, ngesaziso kusigaba sokuthola ilayisense se-CBC
  • Imininingwane ngoMthetho Wezisebenzi (EU) 2022/2580 kanye noMthetho Wokusebenzisa (EU) 2022/2581
  • Inhlangano yokulawula efanelekayo kanye nabanikazi bezimali abafanele
  • Iphrojekthi yokusebenza kanye nohlelo lokuphatha ngaphansi kwesiqephu 19(2) soMthetho
Sources(3)
  1. CBC: Licensing of Credit Institutions · checked 2026-10-07
  2. CBC: The Business of Credit Institutions Laws of 1997 to 2016 (consolidated, unofficial English) · checked 2026-10-07
  3. EUR-Lex: Directive 2013/36/EU (CRD), Articles 12 and 15 · checked 2026-10-07
Inhlangano yemali-elektroniki

Ukugunyazwa njengenhlangano yemali ephathekayo

Imali encanei-USD 392k
IsikhathiInyanga emibili ngemuva kokufaka isicelo esigcwele (PSD2 isigaba 12, sisetshenziswa kuma-EMIs yi EMD2 isigaba 3(1))
IgunyaCBC

EUR 350,000 ikapitali yokuqala (EMD2 isiqephu 4)

Umthetho
The Electronic Money Laws of 2012 and 2018, section 4A; application content per section 5 of the Payment Services Laws of 2018 to 2025
Izindleko
Imali yokufaka isicelo seCBC yi-EUR 10,000, ekhokhwa uma ifakwe.
Ukudluliswa kwepasipoti
Yebo: i-EU/EEA passport yezimali ze-e-nezinsizakalo zokukhokha.
Izidingo ezibalulekile
  • Isihloko sesicelo ngo-EBA/GL/2017/09, sathathwa ngokuphelele yiCBC
  • Ukuhlolwa kokufaneleka kwebhodi kanye nokulawula ngaphansi kweCBC Directive ka-2025
  • Ukuvikelwa kwezinkokhelo ezifunyenwe ngemali ye-e
  • Imali yomuntu siqu engaphansi kuka-2% yesilinganiso sezimali ze-e
Sources(3)
  1. CBC: Electronic Money Institutions, application submission and assessment · checked 2026-10-07
  2. EUR-Lex: Directive 2009/110/EC (EMD2), Articles 3 and 4 · checked 2026-10-07
  3. EUR-Lex: Directive (EU) 2015/2366 (PSD2), Articles 7 and 12 · checked 2026-10-07
Umhlinzeki wezinsizakalo zokukhokha (PSP)

Ukugunyazwa njengohlelo lokukhokha

Imali encanei-USD 140k
IsikhathiAmasonto amathathu kusukela kuqedwe isicelo (PSD2 isiqendu 12)
IgunyaCBC

I-EUR 20,000 (ukudluliselwa kwemali kuphela), i-EUR 50,000 (izinsizakalo zokuqalisa ukukhokha), i-EUR 125,000 (izinsizakalo zokukhokha ezingu-1 kuya ku-5 ze-PSD2 Annex)

Umthetho
The Provision and Use of Payment Services and Access to Payment Systems Laws of 2018 to 2025, section 5
Izindleko
Imali yokufaka isicelo seCBC yi-EUR 10,000, ekhokhwa uma ifakwe.
Ukudluliswa kwepasipoti
Yebo: i-EU/EEA passport ngaphansi PSD2.
Izidingo ezibalulekile
  • Ingxenye yesicelo ku-EBA/GL/2017/09
  • Ukufaneleka kohlelo lokulawula kanye nabantu abathintekayo ngaphansi kweCBC Directive ka-2025
  • Ukuvikelwa kwezimali zekhasimende
  • Abahlinzeki bezinsizakalo zolwazi lwe-akhawunti babhalisa ngaphansi kwesigaba 34
Sources(2)
  1. CBC: Payment Institutions, application submission and assessment · checked 2026-10-07
  2. EUR-Lex: Directive (EU) 2015/2366 (PSD2), Articles 7 and 12 · checked 2026-10-07
Umhlinzeki wenkonzo yezinto ezibonakalayo (VASP)

Ukugunyazwa kohlinzeki wezinsizakalo ze-crypto-asset (MiCA)

Imali encanei-USD 56k
IsikhathiMiCA isiq. 63: ukuhlolwa kokugcwele ngaphakathi kwezinsuku ezingu-25 zokusebenza, isigqibo ngaphakathi kwezinsuku ezingu-40 zokusebenza zesicelo esiphelele; akukho inani lonyaka elibekwe
Igunyai-CySEC

MiCA Isihluthulelo IV: i-EUR 50,000 (isigaba 1: insizakalo, ukuphathwa kwempahla, ukwenziwa kwemiyalo, ukubekwa, ukudluliswa, ukuqashwa nokuthunyelwa), i-EUR 125,000 (isigaba 2: ukuhlanganisa ukugcinwa, ukuguqulwa kwemali noma ezinye izimpahla ze-crypto), i-EUR 150,000 (isigaba 3: ukusebenza kwepulatifomu yokuhweba), noma isigamu semali ekhokhwayo yonyaka odlule uma iphezulu

Umthetho
Regulation (EU) 2023/1114 (MiCA), arts. 59 to 63; CySEC Directive DI 73-2009-04 of 2024 on charges and fees
Izindleko
I-CySEC Directive DI 73-2009-04, izindleko zokufaka isicelo ngenkonzo ngayinye: i-EUR 30,000 yepulatifomu yokuhweba; i-EUR 10,000 yokugcina nokuphatha; i-EUR 8,000 ngayinye yokwenza umyalelo, ukubekwa, ukubuyiswa nokuthunyelwa, insizakalo yokubonisana nokulawula i-portfolio; i-EUR 5,000 ngayinye yokushintshanisa imali, ukushintshaniswa kwamanye ama-crypto-assets namasevisi wokudlulisa. Izindleko zeminyaka yonke ngezinsizakalo zisebenza kanye nengxenye esekelwe ekuthengiseni, efinyelela ku-EUR 500,000.
Ukudluliswa kwepasipoti
Yebo: MiCA ipasipoti ngolwazi (isiqephu 65).
Izidingo ezibalulekile
  • Ikheli elibhalisiwe e-Cyprus nendawo yokulawula esebenzayo e-EU kanye nomqondisi owodwa ohlala e-EU (MiCA isigaba 59(2))
  • Inhlangano yokulawula efanelekayo kanye nabanikazi bezimali abafanele
  • Ukuvikelwa MiCA Isigaba 67 neSihluthulelo IV
  • Ukulawula, ukunakekelwa, ukuphatha izimangalo AML/CFT izilungiselelo
Sources(5)
  1. CySEC: Directive DI 73-2009-04 on Markets in Crypto-Assets (Charges and Fees) of 2024 (unofficial translation) · checked 2026-10-07
  2. CySEC press release, 23 December 2025: MiCA licence applications due by 27 February 2026 · checked 2026-10-07
  3. CySEC press release, 17 October 2024: CySEC will not accept new applications for CASPs · checked 2026-10-07
  4. EUR-Lex: Regulation (EU) 2023/1114 (MiCA), Articles 59, 63, 143 and Annex IV · checked 2026-10-07
  5. ESMA: List of MiCA grandfathering periods decided by Member States under Article 143(3) (version of May 2026) · checked 2026-10-07
Inkampani yokutshala imali

Ugunyazo lwe-Cyprus Investment Firm (CIF)

Imali encanei-USD 84k
IsikhathiMiFID II isithombe 7(3): decision within six months of a complete application
Igunyai-CySEC

IFD isiqendu 9: I-EUR 75,000 (ukuthola nokudlulisa, ukwenziwa, ukuphathwa kwe-portfolio, insizakalo, ukubeka ngaphandle kokubekezela kwenkampani, ngaphandle kwemali yomxhasi), i-EUR 150,000 (ezinye izinkampani), i-EUR 750,000 (ukuhweba nge-akhawunti yakhe, ukubhalisa noma ukubeka ngokubekezela kwenkampani, ukusebenza kwe-OTF ngokuthengiswa kwe-akhawunti yakhe)

Umthetho
Investment Services and Activities and Regulated Markets Law of 2017 (Law 87(I)/2017), section 5
Izindleko
I-CySEC Directive DI87-03 (ihlobene nonyaka ka-2020): izindleko zokufaka isicelo ze-EUR 7,000 ngemali encane yezinsizakalo zokutshala imali ezingu-1 kuya ku-7, i-EUR 25,000 yokuhweba nge-akhawunti yakho ne-underwriting / ukubekezela kwenkampani (imizamo engu-8 ne-9), i-EUR 500 ngayinye yenkonzo ehambisanayo, i-EUR 2,000 uma usebenza ekuhwebeni kwe-algorithmic. Ama-fee aminyaka yonke nawo ayasebenza.
Ukudluliswa kwepasipoti
Yebo: i-EU/EEA passport ngaphansi MiFID II.
Izidingo ezibalulekile
  • Inhlangano yokulawula efanelekayo kanye nabanikazi bezimali abafanele
  • Inhlangano, ukuhambisana, ukulawula umngcipheko kanye nemisebenzi ye AML/CFT
  • Imali yomuntu siqu kanye nezidingo zokuphepha ngaphansi kuka IFR/IFD
  • Umengameli we-Investor Compensation Fund lapho kudingeka khona
Sources(3)
  1. CySEC: Directive DI87-03 on Charges and Annual Fees (unofficial consolidation to 2020) · checked 2026-10-07
  2. EUR-Lex: Directive (EU) 2019/2034 (IFD), Article 9 · checked 2026-10-07
  3. EUR-Lex: Directive 2014/65/EU (MiFID II), Article 7(3) · checked 2026-10-07
Umhlinzeki wemidlalo ye-inthanethi

Ilayisense le-B-class bookmaker's (ukugembula kwe-inthanethi)

Imali encanei-USD 559k
IsikhathiAkukho kushicilelwe
IgunyaI-National Betting Authority

Imali-mboleko ekhishwe futhi ikhokhwe ngaphezu kuka-EUR 500,000, kanye negunya lebhange lika-EUR 550,000

Umthetho
Betting Law of 2019 (Law 37(I)/2019); Betting (Payable Fees) Regulations of 2019 (R.A.A. 84/2019)
Izindleko
Imali yokufaka isicelo se-EUR 30,000 yelayisense leminyaka emihlanu noma i-EUR 45,000 yelayisense leminyaka emibini, ekhokhwa uma kufakwe; ibuyiselwe ngaphantsi 25% uma ilayisense lilahlekile.
Ukudluliswa kwepasipoti
Hayi: ukugembula akulinganiswanga e-EU.
Izidingo ezibalulekile
  • Inkampani esungulwe e-Cyprus, noma kwamanye amazwe enesebe elibhalisiwe e-Cyprus, omsebenzi wayo oyinhloko ukubheja
  • Imali yomphakathi engaphansi kuka-EUR 500,000 kanye ne-EUR 550,000 yebhange
  • Imali yomdlali igcinwe kwi-akhawunti yomsebenzisi ehlukanisiwe esiteshini sezimali
  • Ifaka ukubheja kwe-inthanethi kuphela kuzemidlalo nakwezinye izingqungquthela; ama-slot machines, imidlalo ye-casino ye-intanethi kanye nokugibela amahhashi e-elekthronikhi akubandakanyiwe
  • Isiqinisekiso sebhange: iNational Betting Authority FAQ ithi EUR 550,000, kanti umbhalo wase-English wemithetho 37(I)/2019, s.32(2), ithi EUR 500,000; qinisekisa inani lamanje ne-Autority.
Sources(3)
  1. National Betting Authority: Fees · checked 2026-10-07
  2. National Betting Authority: Frequently Asked Questions · checked 2026-10-07
  3. Betting Law of 2019, L.37(I)/2019 (English) · checked 2026-10-07
Ama-Supervisors

Ubani olawula

  • Ibhange Eliphakathi lase-Cyprus (CBC) · iwebhusayithiamabhange, izinhlangano zemali ye-E, abahlinzeki bezinkonzo zokukhokha
  • Ibhange Eliphakathi Lase-Europe (Uhlelo Olulodwa Lokuhlola) (ECB) · iwebhusayithiamabhange
  • I-Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) · iwebhusayithiIzinkampani zokutshala imali, Abahlinzeki bezinsizakalo zezimali ezibonakalayo (VASPs), amabhange
  • National Betting Authority (NBA) · websiteOnline gaming

Imidlalo ye-inthanethi e-Cyprus iphele ngokubheja: iNational Betting Authority ikhipha izitifiketi ze-Class B zokugembula kwe-intanethi, ngenkathi imidlalo ye-casino ye-inthanethi, i-poker kanye nokushintshaniswa kokugembula akuvunyelwe futhi kubekwe ohlwini lokuvimbela lweviki le-Autority. Ama-casino atholakala ezweni angaphansi kohlelo oluhlukile (alikho lapha). MiCA: i-Cyprus yafaka isikhathi sokudlulisa senyanga engu-18; ama-CASPs abhaliswe ne-CySEC ngaphansi kwezimiso zamazwe omhlaba ngaphambi kuka-30 December 2024 angasebenza kuze kube ngu-1 July 2026, kufanele asebenzise ngo-27 February 2026, futhi uma kungenjalo kufanele agweme. I-CySEC yayeka uku accettela ukungena kwamazwe omhlaba CASP nge-17 October 2024. I-CySEC CIF fee directive esetshenziswa lapha yi-consolidation ka-2020; izinguquko ezilandelayo, uma zikhona, aziqinisekiswanga. Izitifiketi zebhange zinikezelwa yi-ECB.

Ulwazi oluphelele

Manje nge-Cyprus

i-Cyprus ezweni lonke
Imephu ye-Cyprus i-Nicosia
Izilimi zesihlabathi. I-map ikhombisa kuphela.
Isimo
Izwe elilawulayo
Idolobhakazi
i-Nicosia
Indawo
9,251 km²
Izilimi ezisemthethweni
Greki, isiTurkey
Indawo yesikhathi
UTC+02:00 (UTC+03:00 ebusika)

Ukuthunyelwa okuyinhloko

  • Izindiza
  • Ipetroli ehlanzekile
  • Imithi epakishwe
  • Cheese (halloumi)
  • Ukuhamba ngezinyawo
  • Izinsizakalo zezimali nezokuthutha

Abahlanganyeli abakhulu

  • i-Libya
  • i-Greece
  • i-Lebanon
  • i-Bermuda
  • i-Marshall Islands
Sources for the country information(11)

Ulwazi lwezwe luhlolwe ngo-Okthoba 9, 2026. Idatha yelayisense ivuselelwe ngo-Okthoba 7, 2026. Ulwazi kuphela, hhayi incazelo yomthetho; izimfuneko zishintsha. Isaziso sokulawula.