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Figure It

Figure It

Written by: Fiona Mullen
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A podcast to go beyond the headlines. Economic, political and social analysis on Cyprus by Fiona Mullen, Director of Sapienta Economics.© 2020-2024 Island Talks Economics Politics & Government
Episodes
  • Figure It - Episode 22: Lessons from Cyprus intercommunal dialogue with ex USAID’s Elizabeth Kassinis (09/05/2026)

    Figure It - Episode 22: Lessons from Cyprus intercommunal dialogue with ex USAID’s Elizabeth Kassinis (09/05/2026)
    May 9 2026
    Until 2015, the main funder of bicommunal initiatives in Cyprus was the US Agency for International Development (USAID). For those working on EU-funded practical dialogue initiatives today, what lessons can we learn from those times? Sapienta Economics Director Fiona Mullen asks former USAID Senior Program and Bicommunal Program Advisor, Elizabeth Kassinis.
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    34 mins
  • Figure It – Episode 21: Cyprus problem negotiations that are fit for the 21st century (12/1/2026)

    Figure It – Episode 21: Cyprus problem negotiations that are fit for the 21st century (12/1/2026)
    Jan 12 2026
    The Cyprus negotiations process puts far too much of the burden on two men in a room who have elections coming, and far too little on ordinary citizens. Sapienta Economics Director, Fiona Mullen, discusses how to do it differently. Links referred to in the original article at Sapienta Cyprus Snippets: flexible citizens, SeeD on preventive security, Guterres Framework, EU-funded C-UP project, ICLAIM, original concept launch in May 2024.
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    17 mins
  • Figure It – Episode 20: why a Cyprus bank windfall tax would be a bad idea (19/12/2025)

    Figure It – Episode 20: why a Cyprus bank windfall tax would be a bad idea (19/12/2025)
    Dec 19 2025
    In this episode Sapienta Economics Director, Fiona Mullen, discusses proposals for a bank windfall tax put forward by the Progressive Party of Working People (AKEL) in November and the many reasons why it is a bad idea. This podcast comes from an article that first appeared in Sapienta Cyprus Snippets at sapienta.substack.com.
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    14 mins
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