As Cyprus Prepares For Total Financial Collapse, It’s A Race To The Mediterranean Gas Finish Line

As Cyprus Collapses, It’s A Race To The Mediterranean Gas Finish Line (ZeroHedge, March 22, 2013):

Cyprus is preparing for total financial collapse as the European Central Bank turns its back on the island after its parliament rejected a scheme to make Cypriot citizens pay a levy on savings deposits in return for a share in potential gas futures to fund a bailout.

On Wednesday, the Greek-Cypriot government voted against asking its citizens to bank on the future of gas exports by paying a 3-15% levy on bank deposits in return for a stake in potential gas sales. The scheme would have partly funded a $13 billion EU bailout.

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