Fri. 19/04/2024
The state of Cyprus' economy is much better today than original expectations, while the financial sector is stabilising, the President of the Eurogroup, Joeren Dijsselbloem has told the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs of the European Parliament.
Dijsselbloem, who participated in the debate on the role of the troika in the countries under memorandum, carried out by the European Parliament, made a general statement and answered a series of questions by MEPs.
Referring to Cyprus, he noted that although the economic adjustment programme was at an early stage, there had been considerable efforts in the area of reforms, and the recapitalisation of the financial sector.
He added that the troika's evaluations showed that the situation was much better than expected, compared with that of 2013 (when the programme was decided), while the financial sector was stabilising.
Asked to say who had proposed the first decision of the Eurogroup for Cyprus, rejected by the House of Representatives, on taxation of small depositors, Dijsselbloem said his role did not allow him to reveal any details of the meeting.
The Cypriot authorities and the troika (EC, ECB and the IMF) agreed last March on a €10 billion bailout, featuring haircut of uninsured deposits. So far Cyprus has received three positive reviews on the implementation of the Memorandum of Understanding, covering the conditions of the financial assistance. (CNA)
Source: Cyprus Mail