Brussels, 22/11/2012 (Agence Europe) - The Cypriot president, Demetris Christofias, announced in a press release on Thursday 22 November that Cyprus is very close to signing a draft agreement with the troika of lenders (the European Commission, the European Central Bank and the IMF) and agreement would be reached very soon on the few remaining items. AFP reports that Cyprus finance minister Vassos Shiarly spoke of aid amounting to €17 billion.
Sources at the ECB said on Thursday that the...