In remarks at the CyFOREXConference ’26 in Nicosia, Cyprus’s Ministry of Finance set out its priorities for the financial sector and the institutional framework around forex market activity, linking these to macroeconomic stability, sustainable public finances and ongoing monitoring of financial stability risks in cooperation with supervisory authorities. The speech emphasised that forex activity, like other investment services, should operate within a robust regulatory framework with a focus on investor protection, proper information and improved financial literacy. The Ministry also highlighted work to improve access to finance for the economy, including tools to address funding gaps for small and medium-sized enterprises and innovative start-ups through more equity-based instruments such as equity funds, alongside actions related to financial technology and new financing models. Looking to the European agenda during the Cyprus Presidency in the first half of 2026, it pointed to initiatives aimed at making EU capital markets more efficient, transparent and competitive, including the Savings and Investments Union, efforts to simplify rules while maintaining a high level of investor protection, and other files such as the Digital Euro Package, the modernised payments market and open finance approaches to access and sharing of financial data.

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