http://www.newsvine.com/central-bankNewsvine - central-banken-usCopyright 2013Sun, 5 May 2013 19:01:05 +0000Sun, 19 May 2013 01:03:22 +0000http://www.newsvine.comhttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://boisestate.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/05/18069829-buffett-worries-about-feds-huge-experiment-the-term-sheet-fortunes-deals-blogterm-sheethttp://boisestate.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/05/18069829-buffett-worries-about-feds-huge-experiment-the-term-sheet-fortunes-deals-blogterm-sheetcentral-bankinflationbernankeus-newsinterest-ratethe-fedfunny-moneybankstersSun, 5 May 2013 18:59:45 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark http://boisestate.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/30/17988208-fed-to-keep-priming-economys-pump-until-next-year-cnbc-survey-shows-economy-watch-on-nbcnewscomhttp://boisestate.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/30/17988208-fed-to-keep-priming-economys-pump-until-next-year-cnbc-survey-shows-economy-watch-on-nbcnewscomeconomycentral-bankus-newsinterest-ratethe-fedfiat-currencyTue, 30 Apr 2013 19:24:10 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/15/17761388-draghi-urges-leaders-to-solve-euros-core-problemshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/15/17761388-draghi-urges-leaders-to-solve-euros-core-problemsbankcentral-bankeuropean-central-bankworld-newsmario-draghiMon, 15 Apr 2013 13:37:05 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi, and Eurogroup President and Dutch Finance minister Jeroen Dijsselbloem, from left to right, pose for photographers prior to a meeting in The Hague, Netherlands, Monday April 15, 2013. Draghi will address Amsterdam students later in the day on the role of monetary policy in addressing the European debt crisis. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)</p><p>European Central Bank President Mario Draghi listens to questions during a session of "Room for Discussion" at the Faculty of Economics of the UvA, or University of Amsterdam, Netherlands, Monday April 15, 2013. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)</p><p>A painting called "The Madness of the Streets" by Karel Appel is seen in the background as European Central Bank President Mario Draghi addresses students during a session of "Room for Discussion" at the Faculty of Economics of the UvA, or University of Amsterdam, Netherlands, Monday April 15, 2013. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)</p><p>European Central Bank President Mario Draghi listens to questions of students during a session of "Room for Discussion" at the Faculty of Economics of the UvA, or University of Amsterdam, Netherlands, Monday April 15, 2013. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)</p><p>European Central Bank President Mario Draghi gestures when answering questions of students during a session of "Room for Discussion" at the Faculty of Economics of the UvA, or University of Amsterdam, Netherlands, Monday April 15, 2013. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)</p> http://smd12364.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/13/17732613-will-the-coming-economic-war-with-china-end-the-american-empirehttp://smd12364.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/13/17732613-will-the-coming-economic-war-with-china-end-the-american-empirewashingtonpoliticscentral-bankfederal-reservemuammar-gaddafireform-commissionsaudi-arabiasbusiness-timeschinas-national-developmentSat, 13 Apr 2013 11:42:31 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark http://twaddle.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/06/17634482-how-washington-gifts-the-1-percenthttp://twaddle.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/06/17634482-how-washington-gifts-the-1-percentwall-streetfedpoliticscentral-bankfederal-reservefederal-governmentcronyism1-percentbail-outcrony-capitalismSun, 7 Apr 2013 01:34:52 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark http://twaddle.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/06/17634264-sundown-in-america-nytimescomhttp://twaddle.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/06/17634264-sundown-in-america-nytimescomwall-streetfedpoliticscentral-bankfederal-reservefederal-governmentcronyism1-percentbail-outcrony-capitalismstate-wreckSun, 7 Apr 2013 01:10:29 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/04/17600113-key-quotes-from-ecb-head-draghis-press-briefinghttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/04/17600113-key-quotes-from-ecb-head-draghis-press-briefingquotesbankcentral-bankeuropean-central-bankworld-newsmario-draghidraghiThu, 4 Apr 2013 14:38:31 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/03/17584861-draghi-ecb-looking-at-new-tools-for-growthhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/03/17584861-draghi-ecb-looking-at-new-tools-for-growthbankcentral-bankeuropean-central-bankworld-newsmario-draghiWed, 3 Apr 2013 13:43:53 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>A man uses an ATM machine outside of a branch of Laiki bank in capital Nicosia, Cyprus, on Sunday, March 31, 2013. The leader of Cyprus' Orthodox Christian church Archbishop Chrysostomos II vowed to do all he can so that ordinary people "won't go hungry" amid the country's worst financial crisis in decades. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)</p><p>Seen through a bus stop bench, a man passes an empty shop with a sign reading in Greek 'for rent' in central capital Nicosia, Cyprus, on Saturday, March 30, 2013. Big depositors at Cyprus' largest bank may be forced to accept losses of up to 60 percent, far more than initially estimated under the European rescue package to save the country from bankruptcy, officials said Saturday. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)</p><p>People pass by a branch of the bank of Cyprus in central capital Nicosia, Cyprus, on Saturday, March 30, 2013. Big depositors at Cyprus' largest bank may be forced to accept losses of up to 60 percent, far more than initially estimated under the European rescue package to save the country from bankruptcy, officials said Saturday. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)</p><p>Head of the European Central Bank (ECB) Mario Draghi, speaks during a press conference in the ECB in Frankfurt, Germany Thursday April 4, 2013. The European Central Bank has left its key interest rate unchanged at a record low of 0.75 percent, holding off on further stimulus for the euro area's slack economy - despite signs that a hoped-for recovery may be delayed. (AP Photo/dpa,Arne Dedert)</p><p>Head of the European Central Bank (ECB) , Mario Draghi, speaks during a press conference in the ECB headquarters in Frankfurt, Germany Thursday April 4, 2013. The European Central Bank has left its key interest rate unchanged at a record low of 0.75 percent, holding off on further stimulus for the euro area's slack economy - despite signs that a hoped-for recovery may be delayed. (AP Photo/dpa,Arne Dedert)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/26/17468977-cyprus-gains-more-time-to-achieve-surplushttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/26/17468977-cyprus-gains-more-time-to-achieve-surplusbusinesseufinancialcrisiscentral-bankworld-newsfinance-ministrycyprusfinancial-crisisioannis-kasoulidesanxious-cypriotsTue, 26 Mar 2013 09:36:40 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>A man passes a sprayed entrance of a store that buys gold which reads in Greek " thieves" in capital Nicosia, Cyprus, Monday, March 25, 2013. Cyprus secured what its politicians described as a “painful” solution to avert imminent bankruptcy, agreeing early Monday to slash its oversize banking sector and make large account holders take losses to help pay to secure a last-minute euro10 billion (US$13 billion) bailout. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)</p><p>Cypriot students shout slogans near the presidential palace in capital Nicosia, on Tuesday, March 26, 2013. Banks across Cyprus remain firmly padlocked Tuesday after financial authorities extended the country’s bank closure, fearing worried depositors will rush to drain their accounts. The shut-down is hammering businesses, which have been without access to their funds for more than a week.(AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)</p><p>Cypriot students shout slogans as they stand at the entrance of the presidential palace in capital Nicosia, on Tuesday, March 26, 2013. The banner on the left reads in Greek ''people united never divided''. Banks across Cyprus remain firmly padlocked Tuesday after financial authorities extended the country’s bank closure, fearing worried depositors will rush to drain their accounts. The shut-down is hammering businesses, which have been without access to their funds for more than a week.(AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)</p><p>Cypriot students protest against the bailout package outside the Presidential Palace, in capital Nicosia, on Tuesday, March 26, 2013. Banks across Cyprus remain firmly padlocked Tuesday after financial authorities extended the country’s bank closure, fearing worried depositors will rush to drain their accounts. The shut-down is hammering businesses, which have been without access to their funds for more than a week.(AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)</p><p>Cypriot students protest for social justice and against the government levies on private savings, outside presidential palace, in capital Nicosia, on Tuesday, March 26, 2013. Banks across Cyprus remain firmly padlocked Tuesday after financial authorities extended the country’s bank closure, fearing worried depositors will rush to drain their accounts. The shut-down is hammering businesses, which have been without access to their funds for more than a week.(AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)</p><p>Customers enter a Bank of Cyprus branch as a Piraeus Bank branch is seen in the background in Athens, Wednesday, March 27, 2013. Greece's Piraeus Bank reached an agreement Tuesday to buy the Greek operations of three Cypriot banks for euro 524 million ($678 million). Piraeus Bank said Cypriot bank branches in Greece re-open Wednesday, a day earlier than in Cyprus. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)</p><p>People use ATMs outside a closed branch of the Bank of Cyprus in capital Nicosia, Cyprus, Wednesday, March 27, 2013. Cypriot authorities are preparing limits on how much money depositors can take out of their accounts a day before banks are set to reopen. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)</p><p>Students shout slogans outside from a Limassol district office during an anti-bailout protest in southern port city of Limassol, Cyprus, Wednesday, March 27, 2013. Cypriot authorities are preparing limits on how much money depositors can take out of their accounts a day before banks are set to reopen. A banking official said Wednesday — on condition of anonymity because the measures have yet to be officially announced — that they include restrictions on large-scale money transfers from the country's two largest lenders to avoid a run. (AP Photo/Pavlos Vrionides)</p><p>A kiosk with the name Europe written in Greek, is closed as people use the ATMs outside a closed branch of the Bank of Cyprus in capital Nicosia, Cyprus, Wednesday, March 27, 2013. Cypriot authorities are preparing limits on how much money depositors can take out of their accounts a day before banks are set to reopen. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)</p><p>Protesters waves Cyprus flags as they shout slogans during a rally outside the Cypriot Presidential palace in Nicosia, Wednesday, March 27, 2013. Cypriot authorities are preparing limits on how much money depositors can take out of their accounts a day before banks are set to reopen. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)</p><p>A protestor waves a Cyprus' flag during a rally outside the Cypriot Presidential palace in capital Nicosia, on Wednesday, March 27, 2013. Cypriot authorities are preparing limits on how much money depositors can take out of their accounts a day before banks are set to reopen. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)</p><p>An armed police officer guards several trucks carrying containers after arriving at the country’s Central Bank in Nicosia, Cyprus, on Wednesday, March 27, 2013. The contents of the trucks could not be independently confirmed, although state-run television reported they were carrying cash flown in from Frankfurt for the bank reopening. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)</p><p>A private security guard gestures outside a Laiki bank branch in Nicosia, Cyprus, Thursday, March 28, 2013. Bank branches across the country were being replenished with cash, and are scheduled to open for six hours at noon (1000 GMT). Systems were frozen pending the official noon opening, and guards from a private security firm were reinforcing police outside some ATMs and banks in the capital, Nicosia. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)</p><p>People wait outside a branch of Bank of Cyprus in Nicosia, Cyprus, Thursday, March 28, 2013. Cypriots get their first chance to access their savings in almost two weeks when the country’s banks reopen Thursday - albeit with strict restrictions on transactions - after being closed due to the country’s acute financial crisis. Lines were starting to form outside banks Thursday morning ahead of the official opening for six hours at noon (1000 GMT). (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)</p><p>People wait outside a branch of Bank of Cyprus in Nicosia, Cyprus, Thursday, March 28, 2013. Cypriots get their first chance to access their savings in almost two weeks when the country’s banks reopen Thursday - albeit with strict restrictions on transactions - after being closed due to the country’s acute financial crisis. Lines were starting to form outside banks Thursday morning ahead of the official opening for six hours at noon (1000 GMT). (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)</p><p>People wait outside a Coop bank branch in Nicosia, Cyprus, Thursday, March 28, 2013. Bank branches across the country were being replenished with cash, and are scheduled to open for six hours at noon (10:00 GMT). Systems were frozen pending the official noon opening. (AP Photo/Philippos Christou)</p><p>People wait outside a Coop bank branch in Nicosia, Cyprus, Thursday, March 28, 2013. Bank branches across the country were being replenished with cash, and are scheduled to open for six hours at noon (10:00 GMT). Systems were frozen pending the official noon opening. (AP Photo/Philippos Christou)</p><p>People wait outside a Coop bank branch in Nicosia, Cyprus, Thursday, March 28, 2013. Bank branches across the country were being replenished with cash, and are scheduled to open for six hours at noon (10:00 GMT). Systems were frozen pending the official noon opening. (AP Photo/Philippos Christou)</p><p>A woman sweeps the ground while people wait outside a branch of Bank of Cyprus in Nicosia, Cyprus, Thursday, March 28, 2013. Cypriots get their first chance to access their savings in almost two weeks when the country’s banks reopen Thursday - albeit with strict restrictions on transactions - after being closed due to the country’s acute financial crisis. Lines were starting to form outside banks Thursday morning ahead of the official opening for six hours at noon (1000 GMT). (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)</p><p>A woman sweeps as people, right, wait outside a branch of Bank of Cyprus in Nicosia, Cyprus, Thursday, March 28, 2013. Bank branches across the country were being replenished with cash, and are scheduled to open for six hours at noon (10:00 GMT). Systems were frozen pending the official noon opening, and guards from a private security firm were reinforcing police outside some ATMs and banks in Nicosia. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)</p><p>People are served in a branch of Bank of Cyprus in Nicosia, Thursday, March 28, 2013. Banks in Cyprus reopened to customers for the first time in nearly two weeks Thursday, albeit with strict restrictions on transactions, after being closed to prevent people withdrawing all their savings during the country’s acute financial crisis. Large lines had formed outside the banks ahead of the opening of banks for six hours from noon. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)</p><p>People conduct their business in a branch of Laiki Bank in the southern port city of Limassol, Cyprus, as others, reflected in the glass watch from outside Thursday, March 28, 2013. Banks in Cyprus reopened to customers for the first time in nearly two weeks Thursday, albeit with strict restrictions on transactions, after being closed to prevent people withdrawing all their savings during the country’s acute financial crisis. Large lines had formed outside the banks ahead of the opening of banks for six hours from noon. (AP Photo/Pavlos Vrionides)</p><p>People wait outside a branch of Laiki Bank in Nicosia, Thursday, March 28, 2013. Banks in Cyprus reopened to customers for the first time in nearly two weeks Thursday, albeit with strict restrictions on transactions, after being closed to prevent people withdrawing all their savings during the country’s acute financial crisis. Large lines had formed outside the banks ahead of the opening of banks for six hours from noon. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)</p><p>People wait in line to enter a branch of the Bank of Cyprus in Nicosia, Thursday, March 28, 2013. Banks in Cyprus reopened to customers for the first time in nearly two weeks Thursday, albeit with strict restrictions on transactions, after being closed to prevent people withdrawing all their savings during the country’s acute financial crisis. Large lines had formed outside the banks ahead of the opening of banks for six hours from noon. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)</p><p>A man is assisted by a security guard as he exits a branch of the Bank of Cyprus in Nicosia, Thursday, March 28, 2013. Banks in Cyprus reopened to customers for the first time in nearly two weeks Thursday, albeit with strict restrictions on transactions, after being closed to prevent people withdrawing all their savings during the country’s acute financial crisis. Large lines had formed outside the banks ahead of the opening of banks for six hours from noon. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)</p><p>People wait in line to enter a branch of the Bank of Cyprus in Nicosia, Thursday, March 28, 2013. Banks in Cyprus reopened to customers for the first time in nearly two weeks Thursday, albeit with strict restrictions on transactions, after being closed to prevent people withdrawing all their savings during the country’s acute financial crisis. Large lines had formed outside the banks ahead of the opening of banks for six hours from noon. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)</p><p>People queue outside a Laiki bank branch as a man receives money from an ATM machine in capital Nicosia, on Friday, March 29, 2013. Banks in Cyprus are open for normal business for the second day, but with strict restrictions on how much money their clients can access, after being shut for nearly two weeks to prevent people from draining their accounts as the country's politicians sought a way out of an acute financial crisis.(AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)</p><p>A security guard talks with customers at the entrance of Laiki bank branch in capital Nicosia, on Friday, March 29, 2013. Banks in Cyprus are open for normal business for the second day, but with strict restrictions on how much money their clients can access, after being shut for nearly two weeks to prevent people from draining their accounts as the country's politicians sought a way out of an acute financial crisis.(AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)</p><p>People queue outside a Laiki bank branch as a man receives money from an ATM machine in capital Nicosia, on Friday, March 29, 2013. Banks in Cyprus are open for normal business for the second day, but with strict restrictions on how much money their clients can access, after being shut for nearly two weeks to prevent people from draining their accounts as the country's politicians sought a way out of an acute financial crisis.(AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)</p><p>A security guard opens the entrance of a Laiki bank branch as people queue in capital Nicosia, on Friday, March 29, 2013. Banks in Cyprus are open for normal business for the second day, but with strict restrictions on how much money their clients can access, after being shut for nearly two weeks to prevent people from draining their accounts as the country's politicians sought a way out of an acute financial crisis. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)</p><p>A private security officer stands at a main door of a bank as a man adjust the door as he waits outside of a branch of Laiki bank in central capital Nicosia, Cyprus, on Friday, March 29, 2013. Banks in Cyprus are open for normal business for the second day, but with strict restrictions on how much money their clients can access, after being shut for nearly two weeks to prevent people from draining their accounts as the country's politicians sought a way out of an acute financial crisis. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)</p><p>Stefanos, a tailor, stands in front of his shop as a man passes in the old city in central l Nicosia, Cyprus, on Friday, March 29, 2013. Banks in Cyprus are open for normal business for the second day, but with strict restrictions on how much money their clients can access, after being shut for nearly two weeks to prevent people from draining their accounts as the country's politicians sought a way out of an acute financial crisis. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)</p><p>People wait in the line as a woman, right, use the ATM machine outside of a cooperative bank in capital Nicosia, Cyprus, on Friday, March 29, 2013. Banks in Cyprus are open for normal business for the second day, but with strict restrictions on how much money their clients can access, after being shut for nearly two weeks to prevent people from draining their accounts as the country's politicians sought a way out of an acute financial crisis. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)</p><p>Personas hacen fila mientras un guardia de seguridad abre la puerta de una sucursal del banco Laiki en Nicosia, el viernes 29 de marzo de 2013. Los bancos en Chipre abrieron normalmente por segundo día pero continúan los límites a los retiros de dinero ante la crisis financiera. (AP Foto/Petros Giannakouris)</p><p>A hat with money belonging to a musician, is seen on the ground as he plays music at the main shopping street in central capital Nicosia, Cyprus, on Saturday, March 30, 2013. Big depositors at Cyprus' largest bank may be forced to accept losses of up to 60 percent, far more than initially estimated under the European rescue package to save the country from bankruptcy, officials said Saturday. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)</p><p>A sign at a branch of bank of Cyprus reading in Greek, "In light of the emergency restrictive measures, you can withdraw up to 300 euro either from the tellers or the ATM", as people are reflected on the glass in central capital Nicosia, Cyprus, on Surtaday, March 30, 2013. Big depositors at Cyprus' largest bank may be forced to accept losses of up to 60 percent, far more than initially estimated under the European rescue package to save the country from bankruptcy, officials said Saturday. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)</p><p>Seen through a bus stop bench, a woman passes an empty shop with a sign reading in Greek 'for rent' in central capital Nicosia, Cyprus, on Saturday, March 30, 2013. Big depositors at Cyprus' largest bank may be forced to accept losses of up to 60 percent, far more than initially estimated under the European rescue package to save the country from bankruptcy, officials said Saturday. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)</p><p>Cyprus' President Nicos Anastasiades, left, and Orthodox Christian church Archbishop Chrysostomos II are seen during a wreath-laying ceremony at a memorial during the country’s guerrilla campaign against Britain’s colonial rule between 1955-1959 in Central Prisons for fighters killed in capital Nicosia on Monday April 1, 2013. April 1, is a national holiday in Cyprus marking the start of the campaign that aimed for union with Greece, but resulted in the island’s independence in 1960. Cyprus is in the midst of its worst financial crisis in decades with its banking sector in tatters following an agreement with international lenders for a 16 billion euro rescue package. Anastasiades said that his government is hard at work putting together a package of measures aimed at restarting the deeply slumping economy. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)</p><p>A view of the Ayia Sofia, or Saint Sofia, with Turkish and Turkish Cypriot breakaway flags between of two minarets as a Greek and Cyprus flags seen from an military guard post by the UN buffer zone in capital Nicosia, Cyprus, on Sunday, March 31, 2013. The leader of Cyprus' Orthodox Christian church Archbishop Chrysostomos II vowed to do all he can so that ordinary people "won't go hungry" amid the country's worst financial crisis in decades. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)</p><p>A man carrying a travel back as he cross from Turkish Cypriots to the Greek Cypriot area, the Ledras checkpoint in Ledras street in capital Nicosia, Cyprus, on Sunday, March 31, 2013. The leader of Cyprus' Orthodox Christian church Archbishop Chrysostomos II vowed to do all he can so that ordinary people "won't go hungry" amid the country's worst financial crisis in decades. (AP Photo/Maria Karadjias)</p><p>A man uses an ATM machine outside of a branch of Laiki bank in capital Nicosia, Cyprus, on Sunday, March 31, 2013. The leader of Cyprus' Orthodox Christian church Archbishop Chrysostomos II vowed to do all he can so that ordinary people "won't go hungry" amid the country's worst financial crisis in decades. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)</p><p>Cyprus' President Nicos Anastasiades waves to the people as he reviews the guard of honor during a wreath-laying ceremony at a memorial during the country’s guerrilla campaign against Britain’s colonial rule between 1955-1959 in Central Prisons for fighters killed in capital Nicosia on Monday April 1, 2013. April 1, is a national holiday in Cyprus marking the start of the campaign that aimed for union with Greece, but resulted in the island’s independence in 1960. Cyprus is in the midst of its worst financial crisis in decades with its banking sector in tatters following an agreement with international lenders for a 16 billion euro rescue package. Anastasiades said Monday that his government is hard at work putting together a package of measures aimed at restarting the deeply slumping economy. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)</p><p>Cyprus' President Nicos Anastasiades, left, and Orthodox Christian church Archbishop Chrysostomos II review the guard of honor during a wreath-laying ceremony at a memorial during the country’s guerrilla campaign against Britain’s colonial rule between 1955-1959 in Central Prisons for fighters killed in capital Nicosia on Monday April 1, 2013. April 1, is a national holiday in Cyprus marking the start of the campaign that aimed for union with Greece, but resulted in the island’s independence in 1960. Cyprus is in the midst of its worst financial crisis in decades with its banking sector in tatters following an agreement with international lenders for a 16 billion euro rescue package. Anastasiades said Monday that his government is hard at work putting together a package of measures aimed at restarting the deeply slumping economy. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)</p><p>Cyprus' President Nicos Anastasiades, left, and Orthodox Christian church Archbishop Chrysostomos II are seen during a wreath-laying ceremony at a memorial during the country’s guerrilla campaign against Britain’s colonial rule between 1955-1959 in Central Prisons for fighters killed in capital Nicosia on Monday April 1, 2013. April 1, is a national holiday in Cyprus marking the start of the campaign that aimed for union with Greece, but resulted in the island’s independence in 1960. Cyprus is in the midst of its worst financial crisis in decades with its banking sector in tatters following an agreement with international lenders for a 16 billion euro rescue package. Anastasiades said that his government is hard at work putting together a package of measures aimed at restarting the deeply slumping economy. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/25/17458067-ecb-continues-emergency-credit-for-cyprushttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/25/17458067-ecb-continues-emergency-credit-for-cyprusbankcentral-bankeuropean-central-bankworld-newsMon, 25 Mar 2013 17:36:46 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/19/17368645-cyprus-bank-shutdown-enters-second-weekhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/19/17368645-cyprus-bank-shutdown-enters-second-weekeufinancialcrisiscentral-bankeuropean-unioneuropean-central-bankworld-newscyprusfinancial-crisisas-cypriotcyprus'-parliamentTue, 19 Mar 2013 09:20:37 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Protesters hold up their hands as they protest outside the parliament in capital Nicosia, Cyprus, Monday, March 18, 2013. A vote on a bailout package for Cyprus that includes an immediate tax on all savings accounts has been postponed until Tuesday evening. Yiannakis Omirou, the speaker of Parliament, said the delay was needed to give the government time to amend the deal reached over the weekend that prompted an outcry from those who thought their money was safe. In order to get euro 10 billion ($13 billion) in bailout loans from international creditors, Cyprus agreed to take a percentage of all deposits — including ordinary citizens' savings — an unprecedented step in Europe's 3 ½-year debt crisis. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)</p><p>Children are seen by a protest banner held by protestors outside of the parliament during a crucial meeting in capital Nicosia, Cyprus, Monday, March 18, 2013. Cyprus' president is briefing lawmakers ahead of a crucial parliamentary vote on a controversial levy on bank deposits that the cash-strapped country's creditors have demanded in exchange for a euro10 billion (US$13 billion) rescue package.(AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)</p><p>A woman passes outside of the a Russian commercial bank in capital Nicosia, Cyprus, Tuesday, March 19, 2013. A high proportion of deposits in Cypriot banks are believed to be held by Russians and Cypriot Finance Minister Michalis Sarris is flying to Moscow Tuesday to meet with his Russian counterpart. Financial markets are reported to be tense Tuesday as investors await a vote in Cyprus on a contentious plan to help fund the country's bailout by a one off charge on bank deposits although there may be a change to the proposed levy to spare small account holders. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)</p><p>A couple pass outside of the a Russian commercial bank in capital Nicosia, Cyprus, Tuesday, March 19, 2013. A high proportion of deposits in Cypriot banks are believed to be held by Russians and Cypriot Finance Minister Michalis Sarris is flying to Moscow Tuesday to meet with his Russian counterpart. Financial markets are reported to be tense Tuesday as investors await a vote in Cyprus on a contentious plan to help fund the country's bailout by a one off charge on bank deposits although there may be a change to the proposed levy to spare small account holders. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)</p><p>Pedestrians pass outside the headquarters of Bank of Cyprus as the bank will remain closed for two days in Athens, Tuesday, March 19, 2013. Banks stocks were sharply lower on the Athens Stock Exchange, as trading resumed for the first time in Greece since the details of a bailout in Cyprus and a shock levy on bank deposits were announced. Following a public holiday Monday, Greek branches of the Cypriot lenders the Bank of Cyprus, Laiki Bank and Hellenic will remain closed Tuesday and Wednesday. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis) </p><p>A customer of Bank of Cyprus uses the ATM at the headquarters offices as the bank will remain closed for two days in Athens, Tuesday, March 19, 2013. Banks stocks were sharply lower on the Athens Stock Exchange, as trading resumed for the first time in Greece since the details of a bailout in Cyprus and a shock levy on bank deposits were announced. Following a public holiday Monday, Greek branches of the Cypriot lenders the Bank of Cyprus, Laiki Bank and Hellenic will remain closed Tuesday and Wednesday. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis) </p><p>Customers of Bank of Cyprus use the ATMs at the headquarter offices as the bank will remain closed for two days in Athens, Tuesday, March 19, 2013. Banks stocks were sharply lower on the Athens Stock Exchange, as trading resumed for the first time in Greece since the details of a bailout in Cyprus and a shock levy on bank deposits were announced. Following a public holiday Monday, Greek branches of the Cypriot lenders the Bank of Cyprus, Laiki Bank and Hellenic remained closed Tuesday and Wednesday. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis) </p><p>Protesters chant slogans outside the Cypriot parliament against a crucial parliamentary vote on a plan to seize a part of depositors' bank savings, in central Nicosia, Tuesday, March 19, 2013. The Cypriot government sought Tuesday to shield small savers from a plan that is intended to raise 5.8 billion euro ($7.5 billion) toward a financial bailout by seizing money from bank accounts. The plan, which is part of a larger bailout package being negotiated with other European countries, has been met with fury in Cyprus and has sent jitters across financial markets. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)</p><p>Protester stand in front of a banner which reads "Cyprus Says No" during a crucial parliamentary vote on a plan to seize a part of depositors' bank savings, in central Nicosia, Tuesday, March 19, 2013. The Cypriot government sought Tuesday to shield small savers from a plan that is intended to raise euro 5.8 billion ($7.5 billion) toward a financial bailout by seizing money from bank accounts. The plan, which is part of a larger bailout package being negotiated with other European countries, has been met with fury in Cyprus and has sent jitters across financial markets. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)</p><p>A protester hold a placard depicting German Chancellor Angela Merkel outside the parliament in Nicosia during a crucial parliamentary vote on a plan to seize a part of depositors' bank savings, in central Nicosia, Tuesday, March 19, 2013. The Cypriot government sought Tuesday to shield small savers from a plan that is intended to raise euro 5.8 billion ($7.5 billion) toward a financial bailout by seizing money from bank accounts. The plan, which is part of a larger bailout package being negotiated with other European countries, has been met with fury in Cyprus and has sent jitters across financial markets. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)</p><p>Cyprus' Finance Minister Michalis Saris speaks as he arrives at Sheremetyevo airport in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, March 19, 2013. Saris will meet with his Russian counterpart tomorrow. (AP Photo/Misha Japaridze)</p><p>Cypriot university students hold a banner reads ''Resistance'' during a rally, against a plan to seize a part of depositors' bank savings, outside Cyprus' Consulate in the northern Greek port city of Thessaloniki, Tuesday, March 19, 2013. The Cypriot government sought Tuesday to shield small savers from a plan that is intended to raise euro 5.8 billion ($7.5 billion) toward a financial bailout by seizing money from bank accounts. The plan, which is part of a larger bailout package being negotiated with other European countries, has been met with fury in Cyprus and has sent jitters across financial markets. (AP Photo/Nikolas Giakoumidis) </p><p>Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades, right, meets with Cypriot Archbishop Chrysostomos II at Presidential palace in Nicosia, Wednesday, March 20, 2013. Following the talks with President Anastasiades, the head of Cyprus' influential Orthodox church Archbishop Chrysostomos II said on Wednesday that he will put the church's assets at the country's disposal to help pull it out of a financial crisis. Cypriot lawmakers have rejected a critical draft bill that would have seized part of people's bank deposits in order to qualify for a vital international bailout. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)</p><p>Cyprus' Finance Minister Michalis Saris arrives to meet Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov at the building of Russian Finance Ministry in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, March 20, 2013. Cyprus’ finance minister is in Russia for talks with the Kremlin over financial aid for the troubled island nation. (AP Photo/Misha Japaridze)</p><p>Manifestnates protestan afuera del parlamento, en Nicosia, Chipre, en contra de un plan para confiscar parcialmente todos los depósitos bancarios, durante una movilización efectuada el 19 de marzo de 2013. (AP Foto/Petros Karadjias)</p><p>Cyprus' President Nicos Anastasiades center, takes part in a meeting with various party leaders and the governor of the Central Bank of Cyprus Panicos Demetriades, second right, at the Presidential Palace in Nicosia, Wednesday, March 20, 2013. Cypriot lawmakers have rejected a critical draft bill that would have seized part of people's bank deposits in order to qualify for a vital international bailout. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)</p><p>Cypriot Archbishop Chrysostomos II speaks to the media outside Presidential Palace after his meeting with Cypriot president Nicos Anastasiades, in Nicosia, Wednesday, March 20, 2013. Following the talks with President Anastasiades, the head of Cyprus' influential Orthodox church Archbishop Chrysostomos II said on Wednesday that he will put the church's assets at the country's disposal to help pull it out of a financial crisis. Cypriot lawmakers have rejected a critical draft bill that would have seized part of people's bank deposits in order to qualify for a vital international bailout. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)</p><p>CORRECTING SPELLING OF NAME TO SARRIS - Cyprus' Finance Minister Michalis Sarris arrives to meet Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov at the building of Russian Finance Ministry in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, March 20, 2013. Cyprus’ finance minister is in Russia for talks with the Kremlin over financial aid for the troubled island nation. (AP Photo/Misha Japaridze)</p><p>ADDING NAMES LEFT TO RIGHT - During a crucial top level meeting of Cypriot leaders including from left to right, Presidential Advisor Constantinos Petrides, Labor Minister Harris Georgiades, Greens Party official Adonis Yiangou, Parliamentary Speaker and EDEK party leader Yiannakis Omirou, AKEL party chief Andros Kyprianou, Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades, ruling DISY party deputy leader Averof Neophytou, DIKO party boss Marios Garoyian, EVROKO party leader Demetris Syllouris, Cyprus Central Bank Governor Panicos Demetriades, and Central Bank Deputy Governor Spyros Stavrinakis during a crucial meeting to find an alternative plan to raise 5.8 billion euros to finance a bailout at the Presidential palace in Nicosia Wednesday, March 20, 2013. Cypriot lawmakers have rejected a critical draft bill that would have seized part of people's bank deposits in order to qualify for a vital international bailout. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)</p><p>During a crucial top level meeting of Cypriot leaders including from left to right, Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades, ruling DISY party deputy leader Averof Neophytou, DIKO party boss Marios Garoyian, EVROKO party leader Demetris Syllouris, Cyprus Central Bank Governor Panicos Demetriades, and Central Bank Deputy Governor Spyros Stavrinakis, during a crucial meeting to find an alternative plan to raise 5.8 billion euros to finance a bailout at the Presidential palace in Nicosia Wednesday, March 20, 2013. Cypriot lawmakers have rejected a critical draft bill that would have seized part of people's bank deposits in order to qualify for a vital international bailout. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)</p><p>Delia Velculescu, head of Troika (IMF), leaves the presidential palace after meeting with Cyprus' President Nicos Anastasiades, not pictured, in the capital Nicosia, Wednesday, March 20, 2013. Cypriot lawmakers on Tuesday rejected a critical draft bill that would have seized part of people's bank deposits in order to qualify for a vital international bailout, with not a single vote in favor. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)</p><p>At the entrance of a closed Laiki Bank graffiti sprayed on the pavement reads in Greek "thieves" as man walks in capital Nicosia, Cyprus, Wednesday, March 20, 2013. Cypriot officials rushed Wednesday to find new ways to stave off financial ruin, including asking Russia for help, after Parliament rejected a plan to contribute to the nation's bailout package by seizing people's bank savings.(AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)</p><p>People queue at an ATM outside a closed Laiki Bank branch in capital Nicosia, Cyprus, Thursday, March 21, 2013. The European Central Bank says it will keep emergency aid for Cyprus' troubled banks in place at least until Monday but will have to cut it off after that unless an international rescue program is drawn up. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)</p><p>People queue at an ATM outside a closed Laiki Bank branch in capital Nicosia, Cyprus, Thursday, March 21, 2013. The European Central Bank says it will keep emergency aid for Cyprus' troubled banks in place at least until Monday but will have to cut it off after that unless an international rescue program is drawn up. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)</p><p>People use the ATM of a closed branch of Laiki Bank in capital Nicosia, Thursday, March 21, 2013. The European Central Bank says it will keep emergency aid for Cyprus' troubled banks in place at least until Monday but will have to cut it off after that unless an international rescue program is drawn up. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)</p><p>Dutch Finance Minister and leader of the eurogroup Jeroen Dijsselbloem answers questions during a sitting of European Parliament in Brussels on Thursday, March 21, 2013. Cypriot officials are trying to find new ways to stave off financial ruin, including asking Russia for help, after its Parliament rejected a plan to contribute to the nation's bailout package by seizing depositors bank savings. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)</p><p>Cyprus’ Central Bank chief Panicos Demetriades arrives at the presidential palace in capital Nicosia, Thursday, March 21, 2013. The European Central Bank says it will keep emergency aid for Cyprus' troubled banks in place at least until Monday but will have to cut it off after that unless an international rescue program is drawn up. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)</p><p>Cyprus’ Central Bank chief Panicos Demetriades surrounded by the media, leaves after the meeting outside the presidential palace in capital Nicosia, Thursday March 21, 2013. The European Central Bank says it will keep emergency aid for Cyprus' troubled banks in place at least until Monday but will have to cut it off after that unless an international rescue program is drawn up. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)</p><p>Cyprus’ Central Bank chief Panicos Demetriades leaves after the meeting outside the presidential palace in capital Nicosia, Thursday March 21, 2013. The European Central Bank says it will keep emergency aid for Cyprus' troubled banks in place at least until Monday but will have to cut it off after that unless an international rescue program is drawn up. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)</p><p>People queue to use the ATM of a closed branch of Laiki Bank in capital Nicosia, Thursday, March 21, 2013. The European Central Bank says it will keep emergency aid for Cyprus' troubled banks in place at least until Monday but will have to cut it off after that unless an international rescue program is drawn up. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)</p><p>People wait to use the ATM of a closed branch of Laiki Bank in southern port city of Limassol, Thursday, March 21, 2013. The European Central Bank says it will keep emergency aid for Cyprus' troubled banks in place at least until Monday but will have to cut it off after that unless an international rescue program is drawn up. (AP Photo/Pavlos Vrionides)</p><p>Employees of Laiki bank take part in a protest outside Cypriot parliament, Nicosia, Thursday, March 21, 2013. Cypriot officials were scrambling Thursday to cement a revised plan to raise funds demanded by international creditors in exchange for an international bailout Thursday, with time running out fast and the country’s economy just days away from potential ruin. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)</p><p>An employee of Laiki bank reacts outside the Cypriot parliament during an anti-bailout rally, Nicosia, Thursday, March 21, 2013. Cypriot officials were scrambling Thursday to cement a revised plan to raise funds demanded by international creditors in exchange for an international bailout Thursday, with time running out fast and the country’s economy just days away from potential ruin. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)</p><p>An employee of Laiki Bank cries during a protest outside the Cypriot parliament in Nicosia, Cyprus, Thursday, March 21, 2013. Cypriot officials were scrambling Thursday to cement a revised plan to raise funds demanded by international creditors in exchange for an international bailout Thursday, with time running out fast and the country’s economy just days away from potential ruin. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)</p><p>A man shows a picture of Russian President Vladimir Putin on a tablet during a protest from employees of Laiki Bank outside the Cypriot parliament in Nicosia, Cyprus, Thursday, March 21, 2013. Cypriot officials were scrambling Thursday to cement a revised plan to raise funds demanded by international creditors in exchange for an international bailout Thursday, with time running out fast and the country’s economy just days away from potential ruin. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)</p><p>Employees of Laiki bank, left, push barriers as riot police try to stop them during an anti-bailout protest outside of Cypriot parliament in capital Nicosia, Cyprus, Thursday, March 21, 2013. Cypriot officials were scrambling Thursday to cement a revised plan to raise funds demanded by international creditors in exchange for an international bailout Thursday, with time running out fast and the country’s economy just days away from potential ruin. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)</p><p>Protesting employees of Laiki bank chant slogans outside the Cypriot parliament, Friday, March 22, 2013. Cypriot authorities were putting the final touches Friday to a plan they hope will convince international lenders to provide the money the country urgently needs to avoid bankruptcy within days. “The next few hours will determine the future of this country,” said government spokesman Christos Stylianides.(AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)</p><p>A shop owner, left, sits outside his shop at Lydra street a major shopping area in capital Nicosia, Cyprus, Wednesday, March 20, 2013. Banks on this island nation have already been shut for a week. People have access to some cash through ATMs and can use debit and credit cards, but the needs of commerce are far more complicated. Businesses can't pay suppliers, fill stock orders or pay their employees' wages. (AP Photo/ Petros Giannakouris)</p><p>A woman waits as two people use the ATM machines in central capital Nicosia, Cyprus, Friday, March 22, 2013. Cypriot authorities were putting the final touches Friday to a plan they hope will convince international lenders to provide the money the country urgently needs to avoid bankruptcy within days. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)</p><p>Protesting employees of Laiki bank chant slogans outside the Cypriot parliament, Friday, March 22, 2013. Cypriot authorities were putting the final touches Friday to a plan they hope will convince international lenders to provide the money the country urgently needs to avoid bankruptcy within days. “The next few hours will determine the future of this country,” said government spokesman Christos Stylianides.(AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)</p><p>German chancellor Angela Merkel and Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble, right, talk at the beginning of the special parliamentary meeting of the Christian Democratic party in Berlin, Germany, Friday, March 22, 2013. By rejecting an EU bailout and turning to Russia for help, Cyprus has exposed the growing frustration and dwindling solidarity within the European Union, a bloc meant to bring the continent closer together after World War II. (AP Photo/dpa, Soeren Stache)</p><p>Protesting employees of Laiki bank take part in a rally outside the Cypriot parliament, Friday, March 22, 2013. Cypriot authorities were putting the final touches Friday to a plan they hope will convince international lenders to provide the money the country urgently needs to avoid bankruptcy within days. “The next few hours will determine the future of this country,” said government spokesman Christos Stylianides.(AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)</p><p>Small bondholders who say they suffered major losses during Greece's massive public debt write-off last year, protest outside Greece's Parliament in Athens, Friday, March 22, 2013. Greece's Finance Ministry says it has started talks with authorities in Cyprus for the sale of Cypriot bank operations in Greece, as the weeklong bailout crisis threatening the Mediterranean island with bankruptcy remains unresolved. The ministry said Friday that the proposed acquisition by Greek banks would "totally safeguard" deposits in Greece at the Cypriot banks. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)</p><p>A Russian woman who lives in Cyprus holds a placard written in Russian, English and Greek during a rally outside the Cypriot parliament, Friday, March 22, 2013. Cypriot authorities were putting the final touches Friday to a plan they hope will convince international lenders to provide the money the country urgently needs to avoid bankruptcy within days. “The next few hours will determine the future of this country,” said government spokesman Christos Stylianides.(AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)</p><p>A Russian woman who lives in Cyprus holds a placard that reads "out of Euro now" during a rally outside the Cypriot parliament, Friday, March 22, 2013. Cypriot authorities were putting the final touches Friday to a plan they hope will convince international lenders to provide the money the country urgently needs to avoid bankruptcy within days. “The next few hours will determine the future of this country,” said government spokesman Christos Stylianides.(AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)</p><p>An employees of Laiki bank reacts during a rally outside the Cypriot parliament, Friday, March 22, 2013. Cypriot authorities were putting the final touches Friday to a plan they hope will convince international lenders to provide the money the country urgently needs to avoid bankruptcy within days. “The next few hours will determine the future of this country,” said government spokesman Christos Stylianides.(AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)</p><p>Protesters chant slogans and wave Cypriot flags outside the Cypriot parliament, Friday, March 22, 2013. Cypriot authorities were putting the final touches Friday to a plan they hope will convince international lenders to provide the money the country urgently needed to avoid bankruptcy within days. “The next few hours will determine the future of this country,” said government spokesman Christos Stylianides.(AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)</p><p>Protesters hold an EU flag during a protest outside the Cypriot parliament, Friday, March 22, 2013. Cypriot authorities were putting the final touches Friday to a plan they hope will convince international lenders to provide the money the country urgently needs to avoid bankruptcy within days. “The next few hours will determine the future of this country,” said government spokesman Christos Stylianides.(AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)</p><p>People use the ATM machines in central Nicosia, Cyprus, Friday, March 22, 2013. Cypriot lawmakers are due to vote Friday on a raft of new measures they hope will qualify the country for a bailout package and help it avoid financial ruin next week. But key European leaders gave no indication it would be enough. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)</p><p>An employee of Laiki bank holding an umbrella is seen behind riot police during a rally outside of the parliament in capital Nicosia, Cyprus, Friday, March 22, 2013. Cypriot authorities were putting the final touches Friday to a plan they hope will convince international lenders to provide the money the country urgently needs to avoid bankruptcy within days. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)</p><p>An employee of Laiki bank cover sher face from a rain and wind during a rally outside of the parliament in capital Nicosia, Cyprus, Friday, March 22, 2013. Cypriot authorities were putting the final touches Friday to a plan they hope will convince international lenders to provide the money the country urgently needs to avoid bankruptcy within days. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)</p><p>A Russian man resident in Cyprus holds a tablet with a picture of Russian President Vladimir Putin during a protest outside the Cypriot parliament, on Friday, March 22, 2013. Cypriot authorities were putting the final touches Friday to a plan they hope will convince international lenders to provide the money the country urgently needs to avoid bankruptcy within days. “The next few hours will determine the future of this country,” said government spokesman Christos Stylianides.(AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)</p><p>An employee of Laiki bank, centre, reacts during a rally outside the Cypriot parliament, Friday, March 22, 2013. Cypriot authorities were putting the final touches Friday to a plan they hope will convince international lenders to provide the money the country urgently needs to avoid bankruptcy within days. “The next few hours will determine the future of this country,” said government spokesman Christos Stylianides.(AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)</p><p>Protestors hold Cyprus' flags during a rally outside the parliament in capital Nicosia, Cyprus, Friday, March 22, 2013. Cypriot authorities were putting the final touches Friday to a plan they hope will convince international lenders to provide the money the country urgently needed to avoid bankruptcy within days. “The next few hours will determine the future of this country,” said government spokesman Christos Stylianides. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)</p><p>Cyprus lawmakers vote on key bills aimed at securing a broader bailout package from international creditors in parliament in capital Nicosia, Cyprus, late Friday, March 22, 2013. Cyprus lawmakers have approved three key bills aiming to raise enough money to qualify the country for a broader bailout package and help it avoid financial ruin. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)</p><p>Cyprus lawmakers vote on key bills aimed at securing a broader bailout package from international creditors in parliament in capital Nicosia, Cyprus, late Friday, March 22, 2013. Cyprus lawmakers have approved three key bills aiming to raise enough money to qualify the country for a broader bailout package and help it avoid financial ruin. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)</p><p>A protestor rips an European Union flag during a rally outside the parliament in capital Nicosia, Cyprus, Friday, March 22, 2013. Cypriot authorities were putting the final touches Friday to a plan they hope will convince international lenders to provide the money the country urgently needed to avoid bankruptcy within days. “The next few hours will determine the future of this country,” said government spokesman Christos Stylianides. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)</p><p>A protestor rips an European Union flag during a rally outside of the parliament in capital Nicosia, Cyprus, Friday, March 22, 2013. Cypriot authorities were putting the final touches Friday to a plan they hope will convince international lenders to provide the money the country urgently needed to avoid bankruptcy within days. “The next few hours will determine the future of this country,” said government spokesman Christos Stylianides. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)</p><p>People buy goods from a vegetable market, in central Nicosia, on Saturday, March 23, 2013. Politicians in Cyprus were racing Saturday to complete an alternative plan raising funds necessary for the country to qualify for and international bailout, with a potential bankruptcy just three days away. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)</p><p>People walk at the old city of capital Nicosia, Cyprus, Saturday, March 23, 2013. Politicians in Cyprus were racing Saturday to complete an alternative plan raising funds necessary for the country to qualify for an international bailout, with a potential bankruptcy just three days away. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)</p><p>A man plays with his guitar as a woman passes at Ledras street in Nicosia, Cyprus, Saturday, March 23, 2013. Politicians in Cyprus were racing Saturday to complete an alternative plan raising funds necessary for the country to qualify for an international bailout, with a potential bankruptcy just three days away. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)</p><p>A elderly woman buys goods from a vegetable market, in central Nicosia, on Saturday, March 23, 2013. Politicians in Cyprus were racing Saturday to complete an alternative plan raising funds necessary for the country to qualify for and international bailout, with a potential bankruptcy just three days away. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)</p><p>A woman drinks a coffee and smokes in the old city of the capital Nicosia, Cyprus, Saturday, March 23, 2013. Politicians on Cyprus were racing Saturday to complete an alternative plan raising funds necessary for the country to qualify for an international bailout, with a potential bankruptcy just three days away. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)</p><p>A man sit at a restaurant, as a woman passes at Solomou square, in the old city of the capital Nicosia, Cyprus, Saturday, March 23, 2013. Politicians in Cyprus were racing Saturday to complete an alternative plan raising funds necessary for the country to qualify for an international bailout, with a potential bankruptcy just three days away. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)</p><p>Childs play soccer at a school in the old city of capital Nicosia, Cyprus, Saturday, March 23, 2013. Politicians in Cyprus were racing Saturday to complete an alternative plan raising funds necessary for the country to qualify for an international bailout, with a potential bankruptcy just three days away. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)</p><p>Bank employees protest outside the ministry of finance on Saturday, March 23, 2013. Thousands of bank employees took part in a protest that ended outside the Cypriot parliament. Politicians in Cyprus were racing Saturday to complete an alternative plan raising funds necessary for the country to qualify for an international bailout, with a potential bankruptcy just three days away. Banner at right reads: "Who voted for you members of parliament? The Troika?" (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)</p><p>Bank employees protest outside the ministry of finance on Saturday, March 23, 2013. Thousands of bank employees took part in a protest that ended outside the Cypriot parliament. Politicians in Cyprus were racing Saturday to complete an alternative plan raising funds necessary for the country to qualify for an international bailout, with a potential bankruptcy just three days away. Banner at left reads: We fight not only for our jobs but also for people's savings" and banner at right reads: "Dimitriadis resign, you and your consultants". (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)</p><p>A bank employee holds a placard that reads in Greek: ''Bums, Traitors, Politicians, Same'' protest on Saturday, March 23, 2013. Thousands of bank employees took part in a protest that ended outside the Cypriot parliament. Politicians in Cyprus were racing Saturday to complete an alternative plan raising funds necessary for the country to qualify for an international bailout, with a potential bankruptcy just three days away. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)</p><p>Bank employees protest in Nicosia, on Saturday, March 23, 2013. Thousands of bank employees took part in a protest that ended outside the Cypriot parliament. Politicians in Cyprus were racing Saturday to complete an alternative plan raising funds necessary for the country to qualify for an international bailout, with a potential bankruptcy just three days away. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)</p><p>Bank employees protest outside the ministry of finance on Saturday, March 23, 2013. Thousands of bank employees took part in a protest that ended outside the Cypriot parliament. Politicians in Cyprus were racing Saturday to complete an alternative plan raising funds necessary for the country to qualify for an international bailout, with a potential bankruptcy just three days away. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)</p><p>The Cypriot, left, and EU flag are seen at the Cypriot delegation building in Brussels on Sunday, March 24, 2013. The EU says a top official will chair a high-level meeting on Cyprus in a last-ditch effort to seal a deal before finance ministers decide whether the island nation gets a 10 billion euro bailout loan to save it from bankruptcy. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)</p><p>The Cypriot, left, and EU flag are seen at the Cypriot delegation building in Brussels on Sunday, March 24, 2013. The EU says a top official will chair a high-level meeting on Cyprus in a last-ditch effort to seal a deal before finance ministers decide whether the island nation gets a 10 billion euro bailout loan to save it from bankruptcy. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)</p><p>Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades speaks on his phone in his car as he arrives at the airport in Brussels on Sunday, March 24, 2013. The EU says a top official will chair a high-level meeting on Cyprus in a last-ditch effort to seal a deal before finance ministers decide whether the island nation gets a 10 billion euro bailout loan to save it from bankruptcy. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)</p><p>A man passes an empty closed branch of Bank of Cyprus in central capital Nicosia, Cyprus, Sunday, March 24, 2013. A top European official is leading a high-level meeting Sunday afternoon in a last-ditch effort to help Cyprus come up with a plan necessary for a 10 billion euro bailout loan that would save it from bankruptcy. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)</p><p>People hold a banner with the flag of Cyprus on it during a demonstration outside of an emergency eurogroup meeting in Brussels on Sunday, March 24, 2013. The EU says a top official will chair a high-level meeting on Cyprus in a last-ditch effort to seal a deal before finance ministers decide whether the island nation gets a 10 billion euro bailout loan to save it from bankruptcy. Banner reads 'Enough! Cyprus is not a 2nd class EU member state'. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)</p><p>Greek Finance Minister Yannis Stournaras, right, arrives for an emergency eurogroup meeting in Brussels on Sunday, March 24, 2013. The EU says a top official will chair a high-level meeting on Cyprus in a last-ditch effort to seal a deal before finance ministers decide whether the island nation gets a 10 billion euro bailout loan to save it from bankruptcy. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)</p><p>Greek Finance Minister Yannis Stournaras, right, arrives for an emergency eurogroup meeting in Brussels on Sunday, March 24, 2013. The EU says a top official will chair a high-level meeting on Cyprus in a last-ditch effort to seal a deal before finance ministers decide whether the island nation gets a 10 billion euro bailout loan to save it from bankruptcy. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)</p><p>French Finance Minister Pierre Moscovici, second left, arrives for an emergency eurogroup meeting in Brussels on Sunday, March 24, 2013. The EU says a top official will chair a high-level meeting on Cyprus in a last-ditch effort to seal a deal before finance ministers decide whether the island nation gets a 10 billion euro bailout loan to save it from bankruptcy. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)</p><p>French Finance Minister Pierre Moscovici speaks with the media as he arrives for an emergency eurogroup meeting in Brussels on Sunday, March 24, 2013. The EU says a top official will chair a high-level meeting on Cyprus in a last-ditch effort to seal a deal before finance ministers decide whether the island nation gets a 10 billion euro bailout loan to save it from bankruptcy. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)</p><p>A Cypriot man, who did not wish to be identified, holds up a souvenir Cypriot euro coin lapel pin with a piece taken out near the Cypriot delegation building in Brussels on Sunday, March 24, 2013. The EU says a top official will chair a high-level meeting on Cyprus in a last-ditch effort to seal a deal before finance ministers decide whether the island nation gets a 10 billion euro bailout loan to save it from bankruptcy. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)</p><p>A woman, right, crying a battle of a beer to give to a man, left, as they cook meat a Cyprus' traditional "Souvla", Bar-B-Que, in the old city of capital Nicosia, Cyprus, Sunday, March 24, 2013. A top European official is leading a high-level meeting Sunday afternoon in a last-ditch effort to help Cyprus come up with a plan necessary for a 10 billion euro bailout loan that would save it from bankruptcy. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)</p><p>German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble, left, speaks with the media during an emergency eurogroup meeting in Brussels on Sunday, March 24, 2013. The EU says a top official will chair a high-level meeting on Cyprus in a last-ditch effort to seal a deal before finance ministers decide whether the island nation gets a 10 billion euro bailout loan to save it from bankruptcy. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)</p><p>French Finance Minister Pierre Moscovici speaks with the media during an emergency eurogroup meeting in Brussels on Sunday, March 24, 2013. The EU says a top official will chair a high-level meeting on Cyprus in a last-ditch effort to seal a deal before finance ministers decide whether the island nation gets a 10 billion euro bailout loan to save it from bankruptcy. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)</p><p>German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble speaks with the media during an emergency eurogroup meeting in Brussels on Sunday, March 24, 2013. The EU says a top official will chair a high-level meeting on Cyprus in a last-ditch effort to seal a deal before finance ministers decide whether the island nation gets a 10 billion euro bailout loan to save it from bankruptcy. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)</p><p>Protesters hold a banner during an anti- bailout rally outside of European Union house in capital Nicosia, Cyprus, Sunday, March 24, 2013. After failing for a week to find a solution to a crisis that could force their country into bankruptcy, Cypriot politicians turned to the European Union on Sunday in a last-ditch effort to help the island nation forge a viable plan to secure an international bailout. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)</p><p>From left, French Finance Minister Pierre Moscovici, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund Christine Lagarde and German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble speak with each other during an emergency eurogroup meeting in Brussels on Sunday, March 24, 2013. The EU says a top official will chair a high-level meeting on Cyprus in a last-ditch effort to seal a deal before finance ministers decide whether the island nation gets a 10 billion euro bailout loan to save it from bankruptcy. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)</p><p>A protestor waves a Cyprus flag in front of riot policemen during an anti-bailout rally outside of European Union house in Nicosia, Cyprus, Sunday, March 24, 2013. After failing for a week to find a solution to a crisis that could force their country into bankruptcy, Cypriot politicians turned to the European Union on Sunday in a last-ditch effort to help the island nation forge a viable plan to secure an international bailout. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)</p><p>A protestor holds a banner as he takes part in an anti- bailout rally outside of European Union house in Nicosia, Cyprus, Sunday, March 24, 2013. After failing for a week to find a solution to a crisis that could force their country into bankruptcy, Cypriot politicians turned to the European Union on Sunday in a last-ditch effort to help the island nation forge a viable plan to secure an international bailout. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)</p><p>Personnel carry in boxes of pizza to the European Council building as an emergency eurogroup meeting takes place in Brussels on Sunday, March 24, 2013. The EU says a top official will chair a high-level meeting on Cyprus in a last-ditch effort to seal a deal before finance ministers decide whether the island nation gets a 10 billion euro bailout loan to save it from bankruptcy. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)</p><p>Protesters hold a banner that reads "Hands off Cyprus" during an anti-bailout rally outside European Union house in capital Nicosia, Cyprus, Sunday, March 24, 2013. After failing for a week to find a solution to a crisis that could force their country into bankruptcy, Cypriot politicians turned to the European Union on Sunday in a last-ditch effort to help the island nation forge a viable plan to secure an international bailout. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)</p><p>Students hold placards the ones on the right reads in Greek "we don't sell out "during a parade for Greek independence day celebrations at the southern port city of Limassol, Cyprus,Monday, March 25, 2013. Cyprus secured what its politicians described as a “painful” solution to avert imminent bankruptcy, agreeing early Monday to slash its oversize banking sector and make large account holders take losses to help pay to secure a last-minute euro10 billion (US$13 billion) bailout. (AP Photo/Pavlos Vrionides)</p><p>Protesters chant slogans after the end of a parade for Greek Independence Day celebrations in capital Nicosia, Cyprus, Monday, March 25, 2013. Cyprus secured what its politicians described as a “painful” solution to avert imminent bankruptcy, agreeing early Monday to slash its oversize banking sector and make large account holders take losses to help pay to secure a last-minute euro10 billion (US$13 billion) bailout. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)</p><p>An elderly woman sells Greek, Cypriot, and EU flags before the start of a parade for Greek Independence Day celebrations in capital Nicosia, Cyprus, Monday, March 25, 2013. Cyprus secured what its politicians described as a “painful” solution to avert imminent bankruptcy, agreeing early Monday to slash its oversize banking sector and make large account holders take losses to help pay to secure a last-minute euro10 billion (US$13 billion) bailout. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)</p><p>An elderly woman sells Greek, Cypriot, and EU flags before the start of a parade for Greek Independence Day celebrations in capital Nicosia, Cyprus, Monday, March 25, 2013. Cyprus secured what its politicians described as a “painful” solution to avert imminent bankruptcy, agreeing early Monday to slash its oversize banking sector and make large account holders take losses to help pay to secure a last-minute euro10 billion (US$13 billion) bailout. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)</p><p>A Cypriot man reads a leaflet handed out by protesters at the end of a parade for Greek Independence Day celebrations in capital Nicosia, Cyprus, Monday, March 25, 2013. Cyprus secured what its politicians described as a “painful” solution to avert imminent bankruptcy, agreeing early Monday to slash its oversize banking sector and make large account holders take losses to help pay to secure a last-minute euro10 billion (US$13 billion) bailout. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)</p><p>An elderly woman sells Greek, Cypriot, and EU flags before the start of a parade for Greek Independence Day celebrations in capital Nicosia, Cyprus, Monday, March 25, 2013. Cyprus secured what its politicians described as a “painful” solution to avert imminent bankruptcy, agreeing early Monday to slash its oversize banking sector and make large account holders take losses to help pay to secure a last-minute euro10 billion (US$13 billion) bailout. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)</p><p>A TV channel employee watch the Cyprus' President Nicos Anastasiades speaks during a live, televised address to the nation from the Presidential Palace in the capital Nicosia, Cyprus, Monday, March 25, 2013. A deal to provide Cyprus with an international bailout was clinched in the early hours of Monday in a Brussels meeting between the 17-nation eurozone's finance ministers. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias,Pool)</p><p>A man passes a sprayed entrance of a store that buys gold which reads in Greek " thieves" in capital Nicosia, Cyprus, Monday, March 25, 2013. Cyprus secured what its politicians described as a “painful” solution to avert imminent bankruptcy, agreeing early Monday to slash its oversize banking sector and make large account holders take losses to help pay to secure a last-minute euro10 billion (US$13 billion) bailout. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)</p><p>A statue atop a monument representing Cyprus' liberty, seen standing as the moon rises behind, in capital Nicosia, Cyprus, Monday, March 25, 2013. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)</p><p>A man uses the ATM machine as another man sits outside of a closed branch of Laiki bank in capital Nicosia, Cyprus, Monday, March 25, 2013. Cyprus clinched a last-minute solution to avert imminent financial meltdown early Monday after it agreed to slash its oversized banking sector and inflict hefty losses on wealthy depositors in troubled banks to secure a 10 billion euro ($13 billion) bailout. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)</p><p>Cypriots watch a TV screen as President of Cyprus Nicos Anastasiades addresses to the nation in capital Nicosia, Monday, March 25, 2013. Anastaciates said that the central bank will impose some limits on bank transactions on Tuesday, when most of the country's financial institutions reopen for the first time in over a week. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/14/17306217-japans-parliament-clears-kuroda-to-head-bojhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/14/17306217-japans-parliament-clears-kuroda-to-head-bojbusinessjapanbankcentral-bankasThu, 14 Mar 2013 07:08:35 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this March 4, 2012 file photo, Asian Development Bank President Haruhiko Kuroda, who was recently nominated by Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to head the country's central bank, arrives at a lower house committee meeting in Tokyo. The lower house of Japan's parliament has endorsed Kuroda, a finance ministry veteran, to become central bank governor and spearhead efforts to break the world's third-largest economy out of its long bout of deflation. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi, File)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/12/17284795-putin-nominates-ally-to-run-russian-central-bankhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/12/17284795-putin-nominates-ally-to-run-russian-central-bankeurussiacentral-bankworld-newsvladimir-putinTue, 12 Mar 2013 16:32:33 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/03/17172773-boj-gov-candidate-says-inflation-target-top-goalhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/03/17172773-boj-gov-candidate-says-inflation-target-top-goalbusinessjapanbankcentral-bankasMon, 4 Mar 2013 03:48:42 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Asian Development Bank President Haruhiko Kuroda, who was recently nominated by Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to head the country's central bank, center, arrives at a lower house committee meeting in Tokyo, Monday, March 4, 2013. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)</p><p>Asian Development Bank President Haruhiko Kuroda, who was recently nominated by Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to head the country's central bank, arrives at a lower house committee meeting in Tokyo, Monday, March 4, 2013. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)</p><p>Asian Development Bank President Haruhiko Kuroda, who was recently nominated by Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to head the country's central bank, center, arrives at a lower house committee meeting in Tokyo, Monday, March 4, 2013. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/25/17088346-draghi-reforms-must-continue-despite-social-costhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/25/17088346-draghi-reforms-must-continue-despite-social-costbankcentral-bankeuropean-central-bankworld-newsmario-draghiMon, 25 Feb 2013 16:45:53 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/24/17079982-boj-gov-candidate-says-inflation-target-top-goalhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/24/17079982-boj-gov-candidate-says-inflation-target-top-goalbusinessjapanbankcentral-bankworld-newsasas-japanshinzo-abeharuhiko-kurodaMon, 25 Feb 2013 03:18:10 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this May 2, 2012 file photo, Asian Development Bank President Haruhiko Kuroda addresses the media at the start of the four-day 45th Annual Meeting of the ADB Board of Governors in Manila, Philippines. Japan's currency weakened and shares climbed as local media reported that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe plans to nominate Kuroda to head the central bank. Abe was expected to announce the plan later Monday, Feb. 25, 2013. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez, File)</p><p>FILE - In this Feb. 8, 2013 file photo, Haruhiko Kuroda, president of Asia Development Bank (ADB), talks to journalists during a press conference in Yangon. The government has nominated Asian Development Bank President Kuroda to head Japan's central bank, counting on his support for more aggressive monetary policy to help the world's third-biggest economy escape recession and deflation. (AP Photo/File)</p><p>Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, center, acknowledges foreign delegations who are attending a plenary session at the lower house of parliament in Tokyo, Thursday, Feb. 28, 2013. Abe vowed to push ahead with more aggressive monetary easing with the nomination Thursday of Asian Development Bank President Haruhiko Kuroda to head Japan’s central bank. (AP Photo/Junji Kurokawa)</p><p>Japan's Finance Minister Taro Aso, left, has a light moment with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe during a plenary session at the lower house of parliament in Tokyo, Thursday, Feb. 28, 2013. Abe vowed to push ahead with more aggressive monetary easing with the nomination Thursday of Asian Development Bank President Haruhiko Kuroda to head Japan’s central bank. (AP Photo/Junji Kurokawa)</p><p>Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe delivers his policy speech during a plenary session at the lower house of parliament in Tokyo, Thursday, Feb. 28, 2013. Abe vowed to push ahead with more aggressive monetary easing with the nomination Thursday of Asian Development Bank President Haruhiko Kuroda to head Japan’s central bank.(AP Photo/Junji Kurokawa)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/18/17004989-ecb-nearly-half-of-bond-holdings-from-italyhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/18/17004989-ecb-nearly-half-of-bond-holdings-from-italybankcentral-bankeuropean-central-bankworld-newsmario-draghiMon, 18 Feb 2013 16:10:02 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>President of the European Central Bank Mario Draghi, right, shakes hands with chairwoman of the Committee Sharon Bowles, of England, prior to the start of the Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee meeting in Brussels, Belgium, Monday Feb. 18, 2013. (AP Photo/Yves Logghe)</p><p>President of the European Central Bank Mario Draghi, left, arrives with chairwoman of the Committee Sharon Bowles, of England, prior to the start of the Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee meeting in Brussels, Belgium, Monday Feb. 18, 2013. (AP Photo/Yves Logghe)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/07/16877846-ecb-member-warns-against-trying-to-weaken-eurohttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/07/16877846-ecb-member-warns-against-trying-to-weaken-eurobankcentral-bankeuropean-unioneuropean-central-bankworld-newsmario-draghiThu, 7 Feb 2013 05:02:28 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>The President of the European Central Bank, ECB, Mario Draghi, arrives for a press conference at the ECB headquarter in Frankfurt, central Germany, Thursday Feb. 7, 2013. The European Central Bank says it is keeping its benchmark rate at a record low 0.75 percent despite pressure from hard-pressed businesses for a cut. Even though the economy of the 17 European Union countries that use the euro is in recession, there have been positive recent signals from forward-looking surveys, which likely played a large factor in the bank's decision. (AP Photo/dpa,Boris Roessler)</p><p>The President of the European Central Bank, ECB, Mario Draghi, arrives for a press conference at the ECB headquarter in Frankfurt, central Germany, Thursday Feb. 7, 2013. The European Central Bank says it is keeping its benchmark rate at a record low 0.75 percent despite pressure from hard-pressed businesses for a cut. Even though the economy of the 17 European Union countries that use the euro is in recession, there have been positive recent signals from forward-looking surveys, which likely played a large factor in the bank's decision. (AP Photo/dpa,Boris Roessler)</p><p>The President of the European Central Bank, ECB, Mario Draghi, arrives for a press conference at the ECB headquarter in Frankfurt, central Germany, Thursday Feb. 7, 2013. The European Central Bank says it is keeping its benchmark rate at a record low 0.75 percent despite pressure from hard-pressed businesses for a cut. Even though the economy of the 17 European Union countries that use the euro is in recession, there have been positive recent signals from forward-looking surveys, which likely played a large factor in the bank's decision. (AP Photo/dpa,Boris Roessler)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/04/16851670-japans-central-bank-governor-to-resign-earlyhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/04/16851670-japans-central-bank-governor-to-resign-earlyjapanbankcentral-bankworld-newsasTue, 5 Feb 2013 00:41:15 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>In this Jan. 22, 2013 photo, Bank of Japan Gov. Masaaki Shirakawa speaks to the reporters at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo. Japan’s central bank governor says he is resigning three weeks before his five-year term expires on April 8 so his departure will coincide with those of his top deputies. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/25/16694759-ecb-banks-to-repay-early-183-billion-in-loanshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/25/16694759-ecb-banks-to-repay-early-183-billion-in-loansbankcentral-bankeuropean-central-bankworld-newsFri, 25 Jan 2013 11:15:24 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/02/16304053-former-judge-challenges-egypts-constitutionhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/02/16304053-former-judge-challenges-egypts-constitutionegyptcentral-bankworld-newshosni-mubarakinternational-monetary-fundmlegypt-hosni-mubarakWed, 2 Jan 2013 17:27:13 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this June 2, 2012 file photo, Egypt's ex-President Hosni Mubarak lays on a gurney inside a barred cage in the police academy courthouse in Cairo, Egypt. Ousted President Hosni Mubarak watched the uprising against him unfold through a live TV feed, despite his earlier denial that he knew the extent of the protests and violence, according to a fact-finding mission member said Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013, which could lead to the retrial of the 84-old ousted leader already serving a life sentence.(AP Photo/File)</p><p>FILE - In this Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2011 file photo, supporters of President Hosni Mubarak, riding camels and horses, fight with anti-Mubarak protesters in Cairo, Egypt. Ousted President Hosni Mubarak watched the uprising against him unfold through a live TV feed, despite his earlier denial that he knew the extent of the protests and violence, according to a fact-finding mission member said Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013, which could lead to the retrial of the 84-old ousted leader already serving a life sentence.(AP Photo/Mohammed Abu Zaid, File)</p><p>An Egyptian street vendor sits at the back of a pickup truck along with vegetables displayed for sale, in Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, Jan. 3, 2013. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)</p><p>An Egyptian street vendor displays vegetables that are loaded on a cart for sale, in Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, Jan. 3, 2013. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)</p><p>An Egyptian shouts anti-Mohammed Morsi slogans as she waves an Egyptian flag during a protest at Tahrir Square, the focal point of Egyptian uprising, in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, Jan. 4, 2013. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)</p><p>In this image released by the Egyptian Presidency, President Mohammed Morsi, center, meets with his cabinet including 10 new ministers after their swearing in at the presidential palace in Cairo, Egypt, Sunday Jan. 6, 2013. Egypt’s government swore in 10 new ministers on Sunday in a Cabinet shake-up aimed at improving the government’s handling of the country’s struggling economy as foreign reserves levels slid closer to $15 billion, just enough to cover three months’ worth of imports. (AP Photo/Egyptian Presidency)</p><p>Tawfiq Okasha, center, a popular Egyptian TV presenter, is greeted by his supporters as he arrives at the Cairo South court in Cairo Egypt, Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2013. An Egyptian court acquitted Okasha on charges of inciting the killing of the country's new president Mohammed Morsi. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)</p><p>Tawfiq Okasha, center, a popular Egyptian TV presenter, is greeted by his supporters as he leaves the Cairo South court in Cairo Egypt, Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2013. An Egyptian court acquitted Okasha on charges of inciting the killing of the country's new president Mohammed Morsi. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)</p><p>A supporter of Tawfiq Okasha, a popular Egyptian TV presenter, kisses his poster at the Cairo South court in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2013. An Egyptian court acquitted Okasha on charges of inciting the killing of the country's new president Mohammed Morsi. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/26/16167085-egypt-commission-says-mubarak-watched-uprisinghttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/26/16167085-egypt-commission-says-mubarak-watched-uprisingegyptcentral-bankworld-newshosni-mubarakmltahrir-squaremohammed-morsiegypt-islamistWed, 26 Dec 2012 16:27:58 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Essam el-Erian vice chairman of the Freedom And Justice party, speaks during a session at the Shura Council building in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012. The official approval of Egypt's disputed, Islamist-backed constitution Tuesday held out little hope of stabilizing the country after two years of turmoil and Islamist President Mohammed Morsi may now face a more immediate crisis with the economy falling deeper into distress. (AP Photo/Mohammed Asad)</p><p>Members of the constitutional assembly attend a session at the Shura Council building in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012. The official approval of Egypt's disputed, Islamist-backed constitution Tuesday held out little hope of stabilizing the country after two years of turmoil and Islamist President Mohammed Morsi may now face a more immediate crisis with the economy falling deeper into distress. (AP Photo/Mohammed Asad)</p><p>Members of the constitutional assembly speak during a session at the Shura Council building in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012. The official approval of Egypt's disputed, Islamist-backed constitution Tuesday held out little hope of stabilizing the country after two years of turmoil and Islamist President Mohammed Morsi may now face a more immediate crisis with the economy falling deeper into distress. (AP Photo/Mohammed Asad)</p><p>Christian activist Mona Makram Obeid speaks during a session at the Shura Council building in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012. The official approval of Egypt's disputed, Islamist-backed constitution Tuesday held out little hope of stabilizing the country after two years of turmoil and Islamist President Mohammed Morsi may now face a more immediate crisis with the economy falling deeper into distress. (AP Photo/Mohammed Asad)</p><p>In this image released by the Egyptian Presidency and taken late Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2012, President Mohammed Morsi signs into law the country's Islamist-backed constitution. Egypt's government asked parliament Wednesday to prioritize legislation to organize parliamentary elections, regulate the media and fight corruption as the upper chamber held its first session with temporary new powers granted by the constitution.(AP Photo/Egyptian Presidency)</p><p>In this image released by the Egyptian Presidency, President Mohammed Morsi prepares to make a televised address to the nation in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012. Morsi says the new constitution establishes Egypt's new republic, calling on opposition to join dialogue to heal rifts and shift the focus toward repairing the economy.(AP Photo/Egyptian Presidency)</p><p>FILE - In this Thursday, Nov. 22, 2012 file photo, former Egyptian presidential candidate, Hamdeen Sabahi, left, speaks to former director of the U.N.'s nuclear agency and Nobel peace laureate, Mohamed El Baradei, during a news conference flanked by other prominent politicians, not shown, from outside the Muslim Brotherhood, to decry what was interpreted as a de facto declaration of emergency law by Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi, in Cairo Egypt. An Egyptian official says the country’s top prosecutor has ordered an investigation into accusations against opposition leaders, Mohammed ElBaradei, Amr Moussa, and Hamdeen Sabahi, of incitement to overthrow the regime. (AP Photo/Mostafa El Shemy, File)</p><p>FILE - In this Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2012 file photo, released by the Egyptian Presidency, Nobel Peace Prize winner and head of the opposition Egyptian Constitution political party, Mohamed ElBaradei, left, meets with Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi, in Cairo, Egypt. An Egyptian official says the country’s top prosecutor has ordered an investigation into accusations against opposition leaders, Mohammed ElBaradei, Amr Moussa, and Hamdeen Sabahi, of inciting the overthrow of Egypt's first elected president, Mohammed Morsi. (AP Photo/Egyptian Presidency, File)</p><p>FILE - In this Friday, Nov. 30, 2012 file photo, former foreign minister and presidential candidate Amr Moussa, center, greets supporters as he arrives to Tahrir Square to join other liberal and secular parties for a major protest against Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi's latest decrees granting himself almost complete powers and allowing a rushed constitution to be presented for a vote. An Egyptian official says the country’s top prosecutor has ordered an investigation into accusations against opposition leaders, Mohammed ElBaradei, Amr Moussa, and Hamdeen Sabahi, of incitement to overthrow the regime. (AP Photo/Thomas Hartwell, File)</p><p>FILE - In this Saturday, Feb. 27, 2010 file photo, former U.N. nuclear chief Mohamed el Baradei talks during an interview with the Associated Press at his house in the outskirts of Cairo, Egypt. An Egyptian official says the country’s top prosecutor has ordered an investigation into accusations against opposition leaders, Mohammed ElBaradei, Amr Moussa, and Hamdeen Sabahi, of incitement to overthrow the regime. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser, File)</p><p>FILE - In this Monday, Dec. 24, 2012 file photo, Egyptian opposition leader Hamdeen Sabahi speaks during an interview with the Associated Press at his office in Cairo, Egypt. An Egyptian official says the country’s top prosecutor has ordered an investigation into accusations against opposition leaders, Mohammed ElBaradei, Amr Moussa, and Hamdeen Sabahi, of incitement to overthrow the regime. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser, File)</p><p>This combination of three file photos shows, from left, shows opposition leaders, Mohammed ElBaradei, Nobel Prize laureate and former head of the U.N. nuclear agency, Amr Moussa, former foreign minister, and Hamdeen Sabahi, a former presidential candidate in Egypt. An Egyptian official says the country’s top prosecutor has ordered an investigation into accusations against opposition leaders, ElBaradei, Moussa, and Sabahi, of incitement to overthrow the regime. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue; Khalil Hamra; Nasser Nasser, File)</p><p>FILE - In this Thursday, Nov. 22, 2012 file photo, former director of the U.N.'s nuclear agency and Nobel peace laureate, Mohamed El Baradei, left, and former Egyptian Foreign Minister and presidential candidate, Amr Moussa, raise their hands in solidarity after addressing a news conference flanked by other prominent politicians, not shown, from outside the Muslim Brotherhood, to decry what was interpreted as a de facto declaration of emergency law by Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi, in Cairo Egypt. An Egyptian official says the country’s top prosecutor has ordered an investigation into accusations against opposition leaders, Mohammed ElBaradei, Amr Moussa, and Hamdeen Sabahi, of incitement to overthrow the regime. A photo of Saad Zaghloul, an Egyptian revolutionary, and statesman whose exile by Britain caused disturbances in Egypt, ultimately leading to the Egyptian Revolution of 1919. (AP Photo/Mostafa El Shemy, File)</p><p>This combination of three file photos shows, from left, shows opposition leaders, Mohammed ElBaradei, Nobel Prize laureate and former head of the U.N. nuclear agency, Amr Moussa, former foreign minister, and Hamdeen Sabahi, a former presidential candidate in Egypt. An Egyptian official says the country’s top prosecutor has ordered an investigation into accusations against opposition leaders, ElBaradei, Moussa, and Sabahi, of incitement to overthrow the regime. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue; Khalil Hamra; Nasser Nasser, File)</p><p>An Egyptian key maker smokes a water pipe as he watches President Mohammed Morsi speaks at the Shura Council, the country's upper house of parliament, in Cairo, Saturday, Dec. 29, 2012. Egypt's Islamist president has warned against any unrest that could harm the drive to repair the country's economy in a sharply worded speech pushing the opposition to work with his government. Mohammed Morsi has made the comments in his first speech to the newly convened upper house of parliament, saying it was time for the nation to turn to "production, work, seriousness" after two years of turmoil. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)</p><p>In this image made from Egyptian State Television, Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi speaks at the Shura Council, the country's upper house of parliament, in Cairo, Saturday, Dec. 29, 2012.(AP Photo/Egyptian State TV)</p><p>An Egyptian woman shouts anti-Mohammed Morsi slogans as soldiers block a road leading to the Shura Council where the president addressed the upper house of parliament in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, Dec. 29, 2012. Egypt’s Islamist president warned Saturday against any unrest that could harm the drive to repair the country’s battered economy in a sharply worded speech that urged the opposition to work with his government. Mohammed Morsi made the comments in his first speech to the newly convened upper house of parliament, which he said will have full legislative powers until a new lower house of parliament is elected next year. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)</p><p>An Egyptian police officer laughs with protesters as he secures a road leading to the Shura Council during a speech by President Mohammed Morsi in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, Dec. 29, 2012. Egypt’s Islamist president warned Saturday against any unrest that could harm the drive to repair the country’s battered economy in a sharply worded speech that urged the opposition to work with his government. Mohammed Morsi made the comments in his first speech to the newly convened upper house of parliament, which he said will have full legislative powers until a new lower house of parliament is elected next year.(AP Photo/Amr Nabil)</p><p>Egyptian women shout anti-Mohammed Morsi slogans during a protest in Tahrir Square, the focal point of Egyptian uprising, in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, Dec. 29, 2012. Egypt’s Islamist president warned Saturday against any unrest that could harm the drive to repair the country’s battered economy in a sharply worded speech that urged the opposition to work with his government. Mohammed Morsi made the comments in his first speech to the newly convened upper house of parliament, which he said will have full legislative powers until a new lower house of parliament is elected next year.(AP Photo/Amr Nabil)</p><p>An Egyptian anti-riot soldier stands under a banner showing Muslim Brotherhood leader Mohammed Badie and barbed wire near the presidential palace in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, Dec. 28, 2012. The official approval of Egypt's disputed, Islamist-backed constitution held out little hope of stabilizing the country after two years of turmoil and Islamist President Mohammed Morsi may now face a more immediate crisis with the economy falling deeper into distress. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)</p><p>In this image released by the Egyptian Presidency, Mohammed Morsi addresses the newly convened upper house of parliament in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, Dec. 29, 2012. Egypt's Islamist president warned against any unrest that could harm the drive to repair the country's battered economy in his first address before the newly convened upper house of parliament on Saturday, urging the opposition to work with his government. In the nationally televised speech, Mohammed Morsi said the nation's entire efforts should be focused on "production, work, seriousness and effort," now that a new constitution came into effect this week, blaming protests and violence the last month for causing further damage to an economy already in crisis since the fall of autocrat Hosni Mubarak. (AP Photo/Egyptian Presidency)</p><p>An Egyptian woman holds a poster with Arabic that reads, "my Christian siblings.. happy new year.." in front of the presidential palace in Cairo, Egypt, Monday, Dec. 31, 2012. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)</p><p>Egyptian protesters decorate a Christmas tree near the presidential palace in Cairo, Egypt, Monday, Dec. 31, 2012. Protesters will celebrate New Year's eve in front of the presidential palace. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)</p><p>An Egyptian woman walks in front of barbed wire near the Prime Minister's office in Cairo, Sunday, Dec. 30, 2012. Egyptian Prime Minister Hesham Kandil says his country will resume talks in January with the International Monetary Fund over a $4.8 billion loan, after they were suspended during this month's political turmoil over the now-adopted constitution. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)</p><p>Egyptians read slogans on a poster displayed in a temporary exhibit of revolutionary paraphernalia in Tahrir Square in Cairo, Sunday, Dec. 30, 2012. Arabic reads, " Morsi, you don't have any legality." (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)</p><p>Egyptian protesters decorate a Christmas tree near the presidential palace in Cairo, Egypt, Monday, Dec. 31, 2012. Protesters will celebrate New Year's eve in front of the presidential palace. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)</p><p>An Egyptian protester walks past a banner near the presidential palace in Cairo, Egypt, Monday, Dec. 31, 2012. Protesters will celebrate New Year's eve in front of the presidential palace. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)</p><p>A Mousque silhouetted against sunset in Cairo, Egypt, Monday, Dec. 31, 2012. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)</p><p>In this Saturday Dec. 8, 2012 photo, Egyptian TV host Bassem Youssef addresses attendants at a gala dinner party in Cairo, Egypt. Egyptian prosecutors launched an investigation on Tuesday against Youssef a popular television satirist for allegedly insulting the president in the latest case raised by Islamist lawyers against outspoken media personalities. The case against Youssef comes as opposition media and independent journalists are growing increasingly worried about press freedoms under a new constitution widely supported by Morsi and his Islamist allies. (AP Photo/Ahmed Omar)</p><p>FILE - In this June 2, 2012 file photo, Egypt's ex-President Hosni Mubarak lays on a gurney inside a barred cage in the police academy courthouse in Cairo, Egypt. Ousted President Hosni Mubarak watched the uprising against him unfold through a live TV feed, despite his earlier denial that he knew the extent of the protests and violence, according to a fact-finding mission member said Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013, which could lead to the retrial of the 84-old ousted leader already serving a life sentence.(AP Photo/File)</p><p>FILE - In this Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2011 file photo, supporters of President Hosni Mubarak, riding camels and horses, fight with anti-Mubarak protesters in Cairo, Egypt. 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