Dmitry Medvedev
Cyprus MPs study bailout 'Plan B' as meltdown looms
Mar 22, 2013 04:39 EDT
Cyprus is scrambling to overhaul its banking sector to avoid financial meltdown, after the European Central Bank threatened to pull the plug on emergency funding for the island's lenders.
Cyprus launches banking overhaul as meltdown looms
Mar 21, 2013 23:17 EDT
Cyprus is scrambling to overhaul its banking sector to avoid financial meltdown, after the European Central Bank threatened to pull the plug on emergency funding for the island's lenders.
Overhaul of Cyprus banks on cards as meltdown looms
Mar 21, 2013 14:24 EDT
Cyprus Thursday was examining an overhaul of its banking sector to avoid financial meltdown after the European Central Bank threatened to pull the plug on emergency funding for the island's banks.
Cyprus banks face meltdown as ECB ready to pull plug
Mar 21, 2013 10:42 EDT
The European Central Bank warned Thursday it was ready to pull the plug on emergency funding for Cyprus banks as the island's politicians scrambled to raise billions of euros to head off financial meltdown.
Cyprus weighs new bailout plan as meltdown looms
Mar 21, 2013 07:00 EDT
Cyprus was on Thursday fine-tuning a "Plan B" aimed at securing a eurozone bailout that the European Central Bank warned should be adopted by the weekend to avoid a banking meltdown on the debt-hit island.
Cyprus to decide on new plan aimed at securing bailout
Mar 20, 2013 23:19 EDT
Cypriot leaders are to decide on Thursday on a newly drawn up plan aimed at securing a bailout for the near-bankrupt eurozone member, after parliament rejected a controversial tax on savings.
Cyprus shuts banks in scramble to secure bailout
Mar 20, 2013 16:11 EDT
Cyprus ordered banks to stay shut for another five days as ministers scrambled Wednesday to draw up a Plan B aimed at securing a bailout after parliament rejected a controversial tax on savings.
Cyprus shuts banks till next week, rushes to secure bailout
Mar 20, 2013 14:52 EDT
Cyprus on Tuesday ordered banks to stay shut for another five days as ministers scrambled to draw up a Plan B aimed at securing a bailout after parliament rejected a controversial tax on savings.
Cyprus hammers out Plan B after MPs snub bailout deal
Mar 20, 2013 13:48 EDT
Debt-hit Cyprus scrambled on Wednesday to draw up a Plan B to secure an EU bailout after MPs rejected an unprecedented bank deposit levy, while also seeking to limit the amount of money leaving the island.
Cyprus minister 'seeks' extension to Russian loan
Mar 19, 2013 09:51 EDT
Cyprus Finance Minister Michalis Sarris was headed to Moscow Tuesday to seek an extension to an existing Russian loan, a top official said, as the debt-hit island battles to stave off bankruptcy.
Cyprus finance minister off to Russia for loan talks
Mar 19, 2013 06:28 EDT
Cyprus Finance Minister Michalis Sarris was heading to Moscow on Tuesday amid an explosion of anger in Russia at a EU bailout deal for the island that could see Russian investors lose billions of euros.
Cyprus new bailout plan drops tax on small savers
Mar 19, 2013 06:15 EDT
A revised Cyprus bailout plan drops a controversial tax on bank savings below 20,000 euros but retains the levy at 6.75 percent on deposits of 20,000-100,000 euros and 9.9 percent above 100,000, according to an amended tax bill seen Tuesday by AFP.
Eurozone tells Cyprus to cut tax grab on small accounts
Mar 19, 2013 02:02 EDT
The eurozone has told debt-hit Cyprus to revise a controversial levy on bank deposits to allow small savers to escape the tax, part of a larger bailout deal, amid a public outcry and fears of a bank run.
Cyprus faces recession 'for decades'
Mar 19, 2013 01:50 EDT
Russians are preparing to withdraw billions of euros from Cyprus and the island will plunge into a recession lasting for decades due to the onerous terms of an EU bailout, economists warned.
Eurozone says ditch Cyprus tax grab on smallest accounts
Mar 18, 2013 19:11 EDT
The eurozone told Cyprus on Monday to ditch the part of a hugely controversial 5.8-billion-euro grab on savings that stung even the smallest of account holders in exchange for a 10-billion-euro sovereign bailout deal, according to a statement issued after a conference call.
Cyprus faces recession 'for decades'
Mar 18, 2013 16:42 EDT
Russians are preparing to withdraw billions of euros from Cyprus and the island will plunge into a recession lasting for decades due to the onerous terms of a EU bailout, economists warned on Monday.
Cyprus outcry at EU bailout terms sparks rethink
Mar 18, 2013 14:43 EDT
Cyprus baulked again on Monday at putting an EU bailout to a vote in parliament as the crippling terms sparked a public outcry and mounting talk of a rethink by eurozone creditors, even as the uncertainty forced a prolonged closure of the island's banks.
Cyprus MPs delay bailout vote amid market turmoil
Mar 18, 2013 11:58 EDT
Cyprus's parliament has postponed until Tuesday a session to vote on a EU bailout deal that slaps a levy on all Cypriot bank savings, as negotiators scrambled to soften the blow for small deposit holders.
Cyprus faces recession 'for decades' economists
Mar 18, 2013 11:56 EDT
Russians are preparing to withdraw billions of euros from Cyprus and the island will plunge into a recession lasting for decades due to the onerous terms of a EU bailout, economists warned on Monday.
Russia dismisses US missile defence move
Mar 18, 2013 08:19 EDT
Russia said Monday it saw "no concession" in the US decision to abandon the final phase of its missile shield for Europe in favour of deploying new interceptors against a possible attack from North Korea.
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| Dmitry Medvedev Дмитрий Медведев | |
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| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 7 May 2008 | |
| Prime Minister | Vladimir Putin |
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| Preceded by | Vladimir Putin |
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Deputy Prime Minister of Russia
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| In office 14 November 2005 – 12 May 2008 Serving with Sergei Ivanov | |
| Prime Minister | Mikhail Fradkov Viktor Zubkov |
| Preceded by | Position created |
| Succeeded by | Viktor Zubkov Igor Shuvalov |
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| Born | 14 September 1965 Leningrad, Soviet Union (now Saint Petersburg, Russia) |
| Political party | Independent (Formally)[1] Endorsements: United Russia Fair Russia Agrarian Party Civilian Power |
| Spouse(s) | Svetlana Linnik |
| Children | Ilya Medvedev |
| Alma mater | Leningrad State University |
| Profession | President of Russia Manager Lawyer |
| Religion | Russian Orthodox[2] |
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| Website | Dmitry Medvedev |
