“Cyprus’s local-currency issuer rating was lowered to restricted default by Fitch Ratings yesterday after the nation completed an exchange of government bonds for longer-dated securities. The bond exchange is part of commitments under a 10 billion-euro ($13 billion) bailout that saved Cyprus’s financial sector from collapse in March. Under the rescue program, deposits above 100,000 euros are taxed after an initial plan with a levy on deposits of less than 100,000 euros was rejected by parliament.  Banks using such bonds to obtain funding will have to tap their national central banks’ Emergency Liquidity Assistance programs.”

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-06-29/ecb-suspends-cyprus-government-bonds-as-collateral.html

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