A Diary of the Euro Crisis in Cyprus

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"Cyprus is a small country with a big story: its 2013 banking crisis constituted a major episode in the larger Eurozone crisis. As central bank governor, Panicos Demetriades was at the epicentre of events. He tells the story of the crisis and political constraints on its resolution with verve and drama. Essential reading for crisis mavens." (Barry Eichengreen, George C. Pardee and Helen N. Pardee Professor of Economics and Political Science, University of California, Berkeley, USA)

"The banking crisis that erupted in Cyprus in 2013 shook the Eurozone and led to a drama with many ramifications. As the Governor of the Central Bank of Cyprus, Panicos Demetriades was both an actor and an observer of the unfolding drama. Nobody is better placed to tell us the gripping story of the Cypriot banking crisis." (Paul De-Grauwe, Professor, European Institute, London School of Economics, UK)

"A fascinating book-very well written and full of unique insights. It reads like an economic thriller." (Peter Bofinger, Professor of Economics, Money and International Economic Relations, University of Würzburg, Germany, and Member of the German Council of Economic Experts)

"We have Greece to thank for bail-outs, but Cyprus to thank for bail-ins. Demetriades weaves together history, politics, economics and finance to explain how his country was plunged into crisis and how he tried to help steer it back out. It is the story of a tiny island, but also of the dawn of banking union in the Eurozone. A must read for anyone who has an interest in where Europe goes from here." (Megan Greene, Managing Director and Chief Economist, Manulife Asset Management)

"The Cyprus banking crisis shook the country and was a major after-shock in the Eurozone crisis. The story of its crisis management as an interplay of politics and economics needs to be told. As the former Governor's account, this book is at the same time a most intense political thriller and an insightful economic analysis." (Olli Rehn, former European Commissioner for Economic and Monetary Affairs, 2010-14)

"This book should be on every reading list to train future generations of monetary economists and Central Bankers. It is also a 'must read' for anyone interested in the euro-crisis of 2012-13 particularly, and in European recent political history more broadly. But beyond all that, it is a vivid and dramatic story." (Charles A.E. Goodhart, CBE, FBA, Emeritus Professor of Banking and Finance, London School of Economics)