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Cyprus parliament approves bailout

Cyprus - AP

Cyprus' lawmakers approved on Tuesday a multi-billion bailout agreement with international creditors aimed at preventing the crisis-hit country from going bankrupt.

 

German parliament backs Cyprus bailout

Germany's lower house of parliament voted overwhelmingly on Thursday to grant Cyprus a 10 billion euro bailout that is designed to avert bankruptcy for the tiny Mediterranean island nation and keep it in the euro zone.

 

Key Bank of Cyprus data missing

Some key data about bond purchases by Bank of Cyprus - now the focus of a controversial EU-IMF bailout - is missing, investigators have found. The gaps were found in computer records studied by a financial consultancy, Alvarez and Marsal, Cypriot media say.

 

Cypriot Finance Minister Resigns

Michalis Sarris resigned after announcing the final terms of a bailout for the nation’s banking system that imposed heavy losses on bank depositors in return for aid.

 

Head of Cyprus's Biggest Bank Resigns

Antreas Artemis, the chairman of Bank of Cyprus, contended that he and the bank's board were not consulted in bailout negotiations that would impose large losses on depositors.

 

Cyprus given 4 days to find bailout solution

Cyprus - Fox News

As Cypriot politicians raced to find a new financial rescue plan ahead of a Monday deadline, tensions built in the streets of the capital. Residents withdrew what money they could from ATMs amid concern the banks could collapse.

 

Cyprus lawmakers poised to reject bailout plan that would make savers pay

Cyprus - Washington Post

Lawmakers in Cyprus were poised Tuesday to reject a bailout plan that would have rescued the country’s banks but forced savers to chip in for the cost, sending the tiny island nation into a tailspin over its economic future.

 

Cyprus: Banking crisis stalls financial live

Cyprus - BBC

Homeowners have told of how sales of their properties are on hold and businesses have called for clarity amid banking uncertainty in Cyprus. The country is braced for an emergency session of its parliament, and a planned vote, regarding a 10bn euro ($13bn; £9bn) financial rescue.

 

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