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Cyprus wavers over bailout vote

2013-03-19 383 Dailymotion

It makes up just 0.2% of the euro zone economy but the crisis in Cyprus could shake the foundations of the whole bloc.<br /> <br />The Cypriot government has now proposed sparing small savers from a divisive tax on bank deposits.<br /> <br />But the Cypriot President believes with no party majority parliament is still likely reject a proposed bailout plan.<br /> <br />That will leave the tiny island facing default and a banking collapse.<br /> <br />SOUNDBITE Cypriot President, Nicos Anastasiades, saying (English):<br /> <br />"The feeling I'm having is that the house is going to reject the bill." (Reporter asking: Why is that?) "Because they feel and they think it's unjust and that it is against the interests of Cyprus at large." (Reporter asking: How will you treat this information and what will you do with it?) "We have our own plans."<br /> <br />Euro zone leaders agreed at the weekend to give Cyprus a 10bln euro bailout.<br /> <br />But the deal is on condition Cypriot banks raise the rest of the money from savers.

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