Investor Presentaiton
Group Financial Results for quarter ended 31 March 2021
Timely and strong response by the Government of Cyprus
Comprehensive and far reaching measures to support performing businesses and the wider economy
2021
• Additional package of measures with fiscal impact of c.€750 mn¹ for
the support of the businesses and the self employed, according
2020
• The package of measures with fiscal impact amounted to €766 mn
or 3.6% of GDP²:
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Subsidy plan for businesses and self employed impacted by
lockdowns:
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Moratorium of loan instalment for 9 months until Dec 2020
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Coverage of rents and other operational expenses
Second loan moratorium for business and private individuals impacted
by the second lockdown up to 30 Jun 2021
⚫ Eligible borrowers entitled to total moratorium of up to 9 months,
inclusive of any time spent on moratorium during 2020
Extension of subsidy of interest rate of new business and housing
loans to 31 Dec 2021
• Subsidy of interest rate for 4 years
Employment compensation schemes for businesses impacted by the
second lockdown to protect jobs and avoid layoffs
Strengthening of the public health sector
Loan government guarantee scheme of c.€1.0 bn to facilitate liquidity
(guarantee of 70%)
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• c.€550 mn to small businesses,
c. €350 mn to medium-size businesses and;
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• Liquidity support to businesses and households
Employment compensation schemes for businesses impacted by
COVID-19, to protect jobs and avoid layoffs
Subsidy of interest rate of new Business and Housing Loans
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Financing of SMEs through CYPEF1 (€800 mn)
€3.0 bn of government funding raised in Apr 2020; vote of
confidence to the Cypriot economy
European Authorities measures-Implications for Cyprus
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EU Recovery Fund (€1.2 bn)
Pan-European Guarantee Fund (PEGF) (€300-€400 mn)
EU SURE Programme (€479 mn)
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c. €150 mn to large companies
• €1.0 bn of government funding raised in Feb 2021
Bank of Cyprus Holdings
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Based on the Stability Programme Update 2021-24, published in April 2021
Estimation of Bank of Cyprus' Economic Research Department
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