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A woman sweeps as people, right, wait outside a branch of Bank of Cyprus in Nicosia, Cyprus, Thursday, March 28, 2013. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)


Cyprus Reopens Banks Under Tight Restrictions

Cyprus Reopens Banks Under Tight Restrictions

by | Mar 28, 2013 | World

Nicosia, Reuters—Cypriots queued calmly at banks as they reopened on Thursday under tight controls imposed on transactions to prevent a run on deposits after the government was forced to accept a stringent EU rescue package to avert bankruptcy. Banks were shut almost...