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Republic of Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades. (Asharq Al-Awsat)


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Sibel Siber, a former prime minister and candidate for the presidential elections in the self-proclaimed Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC), speaks with AFP during an interview in the northern part of Nicosia on April 6, 2015, ahead of the northern enclave’s presidential elections on April 19. (AFP)


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A woman walking past a branch of the Bank of Cyprus branch in Nicosia, Cyprus 27 March 2013 as the country’s banks remain closed. (EPA/KATIA CHRISTODOULOU)


Lesson from Cyprus

Lesson from Cyprus

If, just a few years ago, someone had prophesied the current economic state of affairs, nobody would have believed them. It would have been unbelievable that an economic crisis could arise whereby a country would be forced to close its banks for over a week, ATM...