“[T]he publication of the proceedings of the international symposium “The Development of the Cypriot Economy from the Prehistoric Period to the Present Day”, which was co-organized by the Bank of Cyprus and the Archaeological Research Unit and the Department of Economics of the University of Cyprus, fills a gap in Cypriotic literature and research. The presentation of such a wide time-span was no easy task. It meant bringing together specialists from areas of study as wide part as Archaeology and Economics, and from around the world. I have no doubt that this publication will make a valuable contribution to academic research and will lead to better understanding of Cyprus economic development and history”.
Andreas Patsalides
Special Advisor of the Bank of Cyprus
ex-Minister of Finance
(from the foreword of the book)