A Diary of the Euro Crisis in Cyprus

Lessons for Bank Recovery and Resolution

This book tells the story of the euro crisis in Cyprus from the inside. Written by the former Governor of the Central Bank of Cyprus, Panicos Demetriades, who was in office during this turbulent period, this book shows how the crisis unravelled through a series of key events that occurred during his tenure.

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Panicos Demetriades

 

Panicos served as Governor of the Central Bank of Cyprus and was a member of the Governing Council of the European Central Bank from May 2012 until stepping down from the governorship in Cyprus in April 2014, a move that The Economist described as ‘a blow to central bank independence’.

He returned to his academic position in the UK as Professor of Financial Economics at the University of Leicester shortly after. Professor Demetriades continues to speak regularly around the world on his experience as Governor of the Central Bank of Cyprus during one of Europe’s worst financial crises. He holds a PhD in Economics from the University of Cambridge, UK, and BA and MA degrees, also in Economics, from the University of Essex, UK.

Biography

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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 stork of the crisis and political constraints on its resolution with verve and drama. Essential reading for crisis mavens.

Barry EichengreenGeorge C. Pardee and Helen N. Pardee Professor of Economics and Political Science, University of California
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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-GrauweProfessor, European Institute, London School of Economics
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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 Wützburg and Member of the German Council of Economic Experts
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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 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 tin where Europe goes from here.

Megan Greene Managing Director and Chief Economist, Manulife Asset Management
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The Cyprus banking crisis shook the country and was a major after-shock in the Eurozone crisis. The story of its managmeent 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 RehnFormer European Commissioner for Economic and Monetary Affairs, 2010-14
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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 202-12 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, FBAEmeritus Professor of Banking and Finance, London School of Economics

Where to buy

Book stores

The book is in stock at leading book stores in many countries, including Foyles,  Blackwells, W.H. Smith in the UK and Barnes and Noble in the US.

In Cyprus, it is in stock at the Soloneion Book Centre (Strovolos) and Kyriacou bookshops (Limassol).

In Greece, it is available from the bookshop Bookpath

Further details are available on the following page:

A Diary of the Euro Crisis in Cyprus