A year in the island's bail-in plan, Russian offshore companies are still an important client of the Cypriot banking system.

The bi-communal forum "Cypriot Voice" calls on Cypriots to join its efforts towards preparing society to support a consensus building in resolving the Cyprus problem.

Cyprus said yesterday that it was close to reviving stalled peace talks between the island’s Greek and Turkish communities, who have been locked in a festering, decades-old conflict.