Former central bank governor says co-ops were ‘murdered’ (updated)
The Co-Op Bank did not close naturally, it was ‘murdered’ by the actions of the Christofias government, former central bank (CBC) governor Athanasios Orphanides told...
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Witness says lack of skills doomed sprawling Co-op
The committee probing the failure of the Co-op continued on Wednesday with the testimonies of two more witnesses, a former executive who lay the blame...
Supermarket owner Orphanides jailed (updated)
The owner of the Orphanides supermarket chain, Christos Orphanides, was jailed for 14 months on Tuesday for issuing dud cheques worth €400,000 to an advertising...
Orphanides case back in court
Larnaca district court on Thursday heard arguments for mitigating the sentence on businessman Christos Oprhanides, who back in May was found guilty on four counts...
Police to probe Orphanides comments in collapse of economy
FOLLOWING former Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) governor Athanasios Orphanides’ explosive testimony in two successive House Ethics committee sessions, police investigating possible crimes that led...
Sarris says BlackRock data could hardly have averted bail-in
Former finance minister Michael Sarris said Cyprus might not have averted the decision to bail-in depositors in 2013 even if the ministry knew about a...
Our View: Grand statements shed no new light on financial collapse
Tuesday’s appearance of the former Governor of the Central Bank (CBC) Athanasios Orphanides at the House ethics committee did not shed any new light on...
AKEL government ‘inflated the numbers’ Orphanides tells MPs [WITH VIDEO]
The AKEL government and his successor at the helm of the Central Bank intentionally inflated the numbers with regard to banks’ capital needs in 2012...
The Cyprus bail-in & policy lessons, a book by Orphanides & Michaelides
The auditorium at Journalist House in which “The Cyprus Bail-in: Policy Lessons from the Cyprus Economic Crisis,” on how Cyprus was led to the banking crisis...
Election campaign heats up on economy issues
THE campaign for Sunday’s legislative elections appears to have turned nasty, as a heated exchange between AKEL leader Andros Kyprianou and his DIKO counterpart Nicolas...
Lights go back on at Jumbo Limassol
Electricity to the Jumbo store in Limassol has been restored after the Electricity Authority of Cyprus (EAC) saw about one quarter of the €800,000 bill...
Jumbo caught in middle of Orphanides dispute
By Angelos Anastasiou The Jumbo store in Limassol has been left without power since Thursday night due to a dispute between the Electricity Authority and...
Former CBC governor offers teleconference appearance
Former Central Bank (CBC) governor Athanasios Orphanides has informed the House Ethics Committee that he could only take part in a scheduled session next month...
Orphanides says proposed ECB move signals ‘velvet divorce’ for eurozone
Former Cyprus Central Bank Governor Athanasios Orphanides has strongly criticised the European Central Bank (ECB) for “bowing to German pressure over eurozone quantitative easing (QE)...
AG suspends bond lawsuit
By Angelos Anastasiou A private criminal lawsuit against the former Central Bank governor Athanasios Orphanides and former Laiki Bank strongman Andreas Vgenopoulos, among others, regarding...
Personal, political agendas bankrupted Cyprus, report says (updated)
By Stelios Orphanides Failed lender Cyprus Popular Bank remained in operation until March 2013, even as authorities in both Nicosia and Frankfurt knew it was...
Dangerous advice from a spiritual father
By Demetris Papadopoulos WHAT DO AKEL, Athanasios Orphanides and Nicolas Papadopoulos have in common regarding the causes of the financial crisis? And how did these...
Former Central Bank chief jeered in bond-sale court case
By Elias Hazou BONDHOLDERS who lost money with ex Laiki Bank again heckled former Central Bank chief Athanasios Orphanides as he reappeared in court on...
Former CB governor appears in court in bondholder case
By Angelos Anastasiou FORMER governor of the Central Bank of Cyprus Athanasios Orphanides made a surprise appearance in Limassol court on Monday, at a hearing...
A long list of ‘criminals’
By Evdokimos Xenophontos IN ITS LEADER article last Sunday, under the headline ‘Can bad management and poor judgement be regarded as crimes’, the Sunday Mail concluded...