Connect to share and comment  bank of Cyprus  Appears In: Global
stocks fall sharply at open amid fears of wider bank run in the
euro zone. Cyprus lawmakers are preparing to vote on a new
bailout today as more pressure descends on them from the
European Central Bank. Cyprus is trying to secure a 10 billion
euro loan from the European Union. Cyprus banks are set to
reopen Thursday after they were closed to prevent a bank run
while a controversial bailout was negotiated. Cyprus residents
lined up Thursday as banks reopened under armed guard and with
strict transaction restrictions. Gold prices tumbled after
Cyprus was pressured to sell off its gold. Bangladeshi
strawberry pickers were shot at in Greece, German lawmakers vote
on EU's Cyprus deal and Italy can't pick a president. bank of
Cyprus  Nicosia, CYPRUS: Two men walk past a Bank of Cyprus
branch on Nicosia's Makarios main thoroughfare.