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Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission Department of Social Insurance Services of the Ministry of Labour, Welfare and Social InsuranceCentral Bank of Cyprus Central Bank of Cyprus 

Cyprus Financial and Insurance Markets Regulation

Cyprus financial and insurance markets are supervised by three national competent authorities. 

Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission

The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) is the independent public supervisory Authority competent for the supervision of the investment services market, transactions in transferable securities carried out in the Republic of Cyprus and the collective investment and asset management sector. It also supervises the firms offering administrative services which do not fall under the supervision of ICPAC and the Cyprus Bar Association. 

For more information: https://www.cysec.gov.cy/en-GB/home/

Department of Social Insurance Services of the Ministry of Labour, Welfare and Social Insurance 

The Department of Social Insurance Services of the Ministry of Labour, Welfare and Social Insurance is responsible for: the application of the government policy in the area of social insurance; the submission of suggestions regarding government policy aiming to the continuous improvement of the social security based on the international developments and social and economic conditions of Cyprus; the identification of social and economic needs that can be confronted with social security, and the continuous study and evaluation of the schemes and measures which are implemented by the Department in connection with the prescribed targets.

For more information: http://www.mlsi.gov.cy/mlsi/sid/sidv2.nsf/index_en/index_en?OpenDocument

Central Bank of Cyprus 

The Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) was established in 1963, shortly after Cyprus gained its independence, in accordance with the Central Bank of Cyprus Law, 1963 and the relevant articles of the Constitution. Today the CBC is governed by the Central Bank of Cyprus Law, 2002 as amended.

For more information: https://www.centralbank.cy

Last update 4 February 2024