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New Deal for Cyprus, Bank Run to Follow?

Eurocrisis

Insured depositors are protected, but will the Russians flee?

There's a deal in Cyprus, according to the New York Times, leaving the insured small depositors untouched and seizing a substantial portion of larger accounts:

A one-time levy of 20 percent would be placed on uninsured deposits at one of the nation’s biggest banks, the Bank of Cyprus, to help raise...

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