Within a few years, the refugees were absorbed into the economy and society of the southern, Greek Cypriot sector of the island. As in post-World War II West Germany, much of the current prosperity in Cyprus today is an outcome of the boost the economy received from the absorption of refugees.
政府提供补贴和贷款，鼓励开办企业。设立了学校和培训中心。若干年内，难民们完全融入了南方的经济社会，成了岛上的希腊塞浦路斯人。就像二战后的德国一样，塞浦路斯今天的繁荣很大程度上是吸收难民、推动经济发展的成果。