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Mr. Pantelides stressed that the sector has the conditions to develop into a strategic pillar of development for Cyprus and is capable of making us a regional service hub. A prerequisite for this is to ensure a stable regulatory framework, to create conditions of equal competition and to invest both in infrastructure and new technologies as well as in human resources. OEB is organizing on February 26 a Health Conference entitled &#8220;Transforming Health in Cyprus: New Trends, New Realities&#8221;.  <\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><em><strong>The full text of the interview (pdf): <\/strong><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oeb.org.cy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/kathimerini.com_.cy-%CE%97-Y%CE%B3%CE%B5%CE%AF%CE%B1-%CE%BC%CF%80%CE%BF%CF%81%CE%B5%CE%AF-%CE%BD%CE%B1-%CE%B5%CE%BE%CE%B5%CE%BB%CE%B9%CF%87%CE%B8%CE%B5%CE%AF-%CF%83%CE%B5-%CF%83%CF%84%CF%81%CE%B1%CF%84%CE%B7%CE%B3%CE%B9%CE%BA%CF%8C-%CF%80%CF%85%CE%BB%CF%8E%CE%BD%CE%B1-%CE%B1%CE%BD%CE%AC%CF%80%CF%84%CF%85%CE%BE%CE%B7%CF%82.pdf\"><em><strong>kathimerini.com.cy &#8211; <\/strong><\/em>&#8220;Health can evolve into a strategic pillar of development&#8221;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Oikonomiki Kathimerini (22\/02\/2026): &#8220;Health can evolve into a strategic pillar of development&#8221; &#8211; Interview of the President of OEB to journalist Dorita Giannakou. 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