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Cyprus Popular Bank (Laiki Bank) and the Bank of Cyprus 2006-2013- the path leading to the EU bailout of 2013

07/16/2011

Cyprus Popular Bank and the Bank of Cyprus passed EU stress test in 2010 and 2011, resulting in the banks issuing dividends and increased their holdings of Greece's bonds even as the Greece faced a financial crisis in 2010. The losses from Greece bonds totalled 4.3 billion euros for the two banks in 2013, leading to the closing of Laiki Bank and the downsizing of the Bank of Cyprus under an EU bailout. The bank also made other risky investments in Greece, with the chief risk officer of Laiki Bank taking on more risks in 2010-2011 even as other European banks were reducing their investments in Greece.

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