As expected, during the previous week, the situation on global trading platforms was formed under the influence of news from Cyprus. An unprecedented decision of the Cypriot Government to impose a one-time tax on bank deposits has shaken the financial community at the beginning of the previous week. Indignation of the financial community was so serious, that the Government of Cyprus was rushing about during the entire week in an attempt to find a more or less compromise decision.

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