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by Ashraf Laidi
Posted: Feb 20, 2010 5:00
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Posted: Feb 20, 2010 5:00
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"The question is: how long can the bank holiday last? The current plan is to re-open banks on Thursday but that seems highly unlikely. It would seem as though a best case is to pass the levy this week and re-open on Monday but even that sounds like a stretch.
In the meantime, funds are being pulled out of Cypriot bank accounts in whatever amounts are allowed at the ATM. I saw a quote from a taxi driver in Cyprus saying that all his fares today had been Russians arriving from the airport."
Bye bye troïka
FLASH: Cyprus lawmakers begin deliberations on bank-levy bill