The Compass is Broken
The world has been slipping further into economic illiteracy over the past five years, with seemingly no country immune.
The world has been slipping further into economic illiteracy over the past five years, with seemingly no country immune.
Crisis on Cyprus brought new tailwinds in the sails of the crisis in Europe and fully opened the question which had only been cautiously considered behind the scenes until now – how to deal with European banks?
Russian businesses and banks are starting to consider some legal action against Cyprus or individual banks, but some lawyers predict that they may have a hard time winning their case.
First of all, Cyprus has a small economy and the rescue package is something about € 16 billion, approximately € 3 billion less than last year’s loss of Bankia – the Spanish bank.
Cyprus, along with Slovenia, has been in the shadows of the PIIGS problems already for quite few months.
Moreover, possible destabilization resulting from the “Cyprus case,” threatens the already damaged confidence in the Eurozone.
Europe has just reached the turning point of the crisis. Now it can be better or worse – it all depends on what will happen in Cyprus.
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