| The location of Cyprus, which has brought | | | | exports.North Cyprus HolidaysGreek Cyprus's |
| unwelcome visitors in the pas, has had | | | | principal trading partner is the European Union, |
| compensations in the economic sphere. Tourism is | | | | which supplies just over half the island's imports |
| the most obvious of these, with Greek Cyprus | | | | and takes just under half its exports. The Turkish |
| welcoming around 2 million and Turkish Cyprus | | | | Cypriot sector's main partner is Turkey, followed |
| 350,000 visitors each year, and the number is | | | | by the European Union. |
| growing. Tourism forms the principal source of | | | | Banker's Draft; Banking is an important growth |
| foreign exchange, and, in addition, is a major | | | | area, as Greek Cyprus develops as an offshore |
| provider of jobs, both directly and indirectly. | | | | centre, but is one which has credibility problems to |
| Harvest The Profit; Agriculture remains the | | | | overcome before achieving widespread |
| biggest economic sector, comprising several | | | | acceptance. The government has been cautious in |
| subsectors, of which citrus fruit is the most | | | | granting licences, preferring to build slowly on a |
| important in terms of exports, followed by | | | | base of reputable banks. Recent years saw an |
| potatoes, grapes, and wine. The light-industrial | | | | influx of dollars from Russia and Yugoslavia-the |
| sector is large and growing, with exports of | | | | origins of some of this money can really only be |
| clothing and footwear combined outweighing the | | | | described as 'suspect'. |
| revenue generated by the island's agricultural | | | | |