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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

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...