Cyprus business challenges old divisions amid hopes of new crossing points

By Michele Kambas

When Andreas G Andreou and Emre Serdar founded their window and framing company in Cyprus in 2015, they had a mission: to challenge the island’s divisions by operating the business on both sides of its historic ceasefire line.

SlimLine Frame is one of only a few ventures to use factories on the Greek and Turkish Cypriot sides of the divide. They say their success, despite multiple obstacles, shows what’s