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REFILE-Bank documents portray Cyprus as Russia's favourite haven
ReutersBy Stephen Grey, Michele Kambas and Douglas Busvine NICOSIA, May 15 (Reuters) - When the Cyprus bank run began earlier this year, Russians set much of the pace. Documents seen by Reuters show that as the Mediterranean island headed towards financial...Tags: United Capital Corp., Finance, Central Bank, Ukraine, Cyprus
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Cyprus close to getting US-gifted moon rock that vanished 40 years ago
Associated PressNICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus may finally get its piece of the moon. Some 40 years ago, the Mediterranean island nation was supposed to receive a 1.1 gram piece of moon rock from the United States. The rock was one of 270 such lunar samples U.S....Tags: Cyprus, NASA, U.S. Embassy
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Iran envoy to Cyprus recalled after Iranian extradited to U.S.
ReutersWASHINGTON, May 9 (Reuters) - Iran has recalled its ambassador to Cyprus for consultations after an Iranian national was recently extradited from the island to the United States on suspicion of violating U.N. arms sanctions, Cyprus's foreign minister said...Tags: Cyprus, Iran
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Rusia extiende préstamo a Chipre, recorta intereses: documento
ReutersBERLIN, 6 mayo (Reuters) - Rusia acordó extender el plazo y reducir los intereses de su préstamo a Chipre, mostró un documento preparado por los prestamistas internacionales, proporcionando un alivio financiero adicional aunque esperado para la isla,... -
Russia extends Cypriot loan by 2 yrs, cuts interest -troika document
ReutersBERLIN, May 6 (Reuters) - Russia has agreed to extended the maturity and reduce the interest on its loan to Cyprus, a document prepared by international lenders showed, providing additional but expected financial relief to the island on top of an EU-IMF...Tags: Cyprus, Economy, Business and Finance, International Organizations, Money and Monetary Policy, Cypriot Banking Crisis (2013)
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Insight: Why did Cypriot banks keep buying Greek bonds?
ReutersBy Michele Kambas, Stephen Grey and Stelios Orphanides NICOSIA (Reuters) - One day last October, a memory stick containing special software for deleting data was placed into a desktop computer at Bank of Cyprus. Within minutes, 28,000 files were erased,...Tags: Computing and Information Technology Industry, Cypriot Banking Crisis (2013), Computers, Services and Shopping, Politics
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Cyprus wakes to bailout hangover
This post has been updated and corrected. See the notes below and at the bottom for details.ATHENS -- Defending a last-resort deal with international lenders, bleary-eyed officials on Cyprus said Monday that they had managed to avert a devastating default for the tiny Mediterranean nation and kept it from being forced out of Europe's single-...Tags: Pakistan, Cypriot Banking Crisis (2013), Dmitry Medvedev, Finance, Nicos Anastasiades
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Cyprus locked in tense talks with international lenders
ATHENS -- Officials from Cyprus and international lenders were locked in long and tortuous talks Sunday, trying to strike a deal on a rescue plan that would keep the island’s failing banks from collapsing while maintaining membership in Europe&...
Tags: Bankruptcy, Cypriot Banking Crisis (2013), Finance, Central Bank, Same-Sex Marriage
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Cyprus faces Monday deadline to find $7.5 billion
ATHENS -- The clock began ticking for Cyprus on Thursday when the European Central Bank warned the beleaguered country that it had until Monday to find $7.5 billion needed to qualify for a financial bailout. The stern ultimatum that the European Central...Tags: Cyprus, Economy, Business and Finance, Moscow (Russia), Cypriot Banking Crisis (2013), Dmitry Medvedev
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Cyprus, creditors reach draft deal for avoiding economic collapse
ATHENS — After hours of tortuous threats and talks, Cyprus reached a draft deal with its international lenders Monday to keep the island’s failing banks from collapsing and its economy anchored to Europe’s single currency....Tags: Cyprus, Cypriot Banking Crisis (2013), European Union, European Central Bank, International Monetary Fund
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Cyprus seeks compromise in banking dispute
ATHENS -- Scrambling to stave off a chaotic government default and exit from Europe’s single currency club, Cyprus’ beleaguered government on Tuesday proposed a revised plan to shield small account holders from a divisive tax on bank accounts,...
Tags: Elections, Turkey, Cypriot Banking Crisis (2013), Finance, Politics
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Nick Williams Jr. dies at 75; former Times foreign correspondent
Although Nick B. Williams Jr. would carve out a distinguished career as an editor and foreign correspondent at the Los Angeles Times, he first had to overcome the "junior" at the end of his name. He joined the newspaper in the late 1960s when his father,...
Tags: Gainesville, Cyprus, Nick Williams, Asia, Bangkok (Thailand)
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