Sapienta Economics Ltd is a consultancy based in the Republic of Cyprus. The company produces economic and political analysis, primarily on Cyprus, for prestigious international and local clients. We are committed to independent analysis and have no ties to any government or political party, either in Cyprus or abroad. Clients of our monthly flagship Sapienta Country Analysis Cyprus include more than a dozen embassies, big four accounting firms, oil and gas majors, banks, fund managers, large foreign direct investors and others.

Director Fiona Mullen has been providing economic and political analysis and research to an international audience for over 20 years. She was the Cyprus contributor for the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) for 15 years (2001-15); she served as the economy adviser to the UN’s Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on Cyprus (the UN “Good Offices” mission) from April 2008 until February 2016, both as a consultant and as an international staff member, advising among other things on the economic aspects of a settlement of the Cyprus problem including property-related issues. Since then she has continued to undertake project work for the Good Offices mission.

Mullen is the author of several publications on the economy of Cyprus (see publications below). Prior to living in Cyprus Mullen was Director of the flagship Country Reports and Country Profiles at the EIU and Senior Europe Analyst. She was the Senior Analyst from 2002 until 2006 at the Financial Mirror, Cyprus’ only financial newspaper.

Fiona Mullen has also produced in-depth economic analysis on a wide range of Middle Eastern and North African countries.