Bank of Cyprus in €1bn post-EBA play, others hold out for detail

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Bank of Cyprus in €1bn post-EBA play, others hold out for detail

Bank of Cyprus launched a €1bn capital raising on Thursday, just one week after claiming it could meet the European Banking Authority’s 9% capital buffer without turning to the markets. The move again highlighted the EBA’s harsh definition of qualifying capital instruments and the difficult choices bank officials have to make on a tight timetable in the absence of crucial detail.

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