This isn't unique to Cyprus. Deloitte Global is specifically structured this way:
"The member firms are primarily organised on an individual country or regional basis and each operates within the legal and regulatory framework of its particular jurisdiction(s). They are separate and independent firms that have come together to practise under a common brand and shared methodologies, client service standards and other professional protocols and guidelines."
https://www.deloitte.com/ce/en/about/governance/network-bran...
I think they would have done this type of structuring anyway just because of what the parent comments have mentioned. But this is probably required by local laws just to be allowed to operate in the jurisdiction(s).