Cyprus names Harris Georgiades as new finance minister, capital controls partly easedCyprus appointed Harris Georgiades as finance minister, replacing Michael Sarris who resigned earlier on Tuesday.
02 Apr, 2013, 06.44 PM IST
- Cyprus kills banking as we all knew it
While the many charms of removing capital controls have enticed many in India's policymaking circles, there is a case for hastening slowly.
30 Mar, 2013, 02.24 AM IST
'Cyprus plan no template for other rescues'While the Dutch minister issued a clarification later that day, several governments pushed for a confirmation at the European level that th...
28 Mar, 2013, 02.17 AM IST
Cyprus to limit cash, credit-card use abroad: ReportCyprus to impose a ban on cashing cheques and limit the amount of cash that can be taken out of the country under measures to avert a run o...
27 Mar, 2013, 09.06 PM IST
Cyprus is to Russia what Mauritius is to IndiaDoddering Cypriot banks have been crippled by their exposure to the financial crisis in Greece.
26 Mar, 2013, 04.04 AM IST
Cyprus to shrink banking system for bailout dealCypriot President Nicos Anastasiades agreed to shut the country's second-largest bank under pressure from a German-led bloc of creditors.
26 Mar, 2013, 02.05 AM IST
Cyprus, euro zone partners reach 10-billion euro bailout dealCyprus and its euro zone partners early today reached a deal on a 10-billion euro ($ 13 billion) bailout package for the island nation.
25 Mar, 2013, 02.38 PM IST
Cyprus crisis may be overdone, but Eurozone troubles remainAfter five years of financial calamities, the West has become a bit addicted to the idea of apocalypse. There is a nice shiver of excitemen...
24 Mar, 2013, 06.09 AM IST
- Euro ministers ready for new proposal to bailout Cyprus
The new plan is an alternative to the bank levy proposed initially to raise up to $7.9 bn, a main condition to receive the bailout, which w...
22 Mar, 2013, 02.37 PM IST
European crisis offers new opportunities: ProkhorovRussia's billionaire politician believes that Russia can become a European economic leader and take hold of once 'united' Europe without mu...
20 Mar, 2013, 12.23 PM IST
- Base metals remain weak on global cues
Select base metals remained weak with prices falling up to Rs 5 per kg on the local non-ferrous metal market.
19 Mar, 2013, 02.57 PM IST
- Commodities slump on cyprus bailout worries
Commodities fell by as outrage in Cyprus rekindled concern that Europe’s debt crisis may deepen, hurting demand prospects.
19 Mar, 2013, 06.40 AM IST
'EU leaders are behaving like thieves'Cyprus, long a bastion for money laundering and other offshore-banking abuses, switched its currency to the euro from the Cyprus pound in J...
19 Mar, 2013, 03.31 AM IST
EU may soften stance over Cyprus bank tax as outrage roils marketsWhile demanding that the levy raise the targeted $7.6 billion, finance officials said easing the cost to smaller savers was up to Cyprus.
19 Mar, 2013, 01.00 AM IST
- EU ministers to bail out Cyprus by March
The European Union is also weighing whether to extend Ireland's rescue loans by five years or more, according to two EU officials.
06 Mar, 2013, 04.00 AM IST
- Cyprus to inject euro 1 billion in banking system
Cyprus' Finance minister said that government would inject another euro1 billion ($1.33 billion) into banking system to bolster liquidity i...
13 Apr, 2009, 11.15 PM IST
- Tiny Cyprus, Malta join euro
The Mediterranean islands scrapped the Cyprus pound and Maltese lira to bring the number of countries using the shared currency to 15.
01 Jan, 2008, 06.30 AM IST