塞浦路斯各家銀行在嚴密控制下恢復營業大綱

Banks across Cyprus reopened as scheduled Thursday, nearly two weeks after being shutdown amid the island's near-economic collapse.

Depositors formed long lines on the sidewalks and streets outside their banks long before the doors were unlocked at noon local time ((10:00 GMT)), anxiously awaiting access to their accounts.

The banks will stay open for just six hours and people will only be allowed to withdraw $383 a day from their accounts. Travelers leaving the Mediterranean island can take no more than $3,831 to other countries. The strict restrictions were imposed to prevent a massive run on accounts that could trigger a catastrophic bank failure.

Security around was tight Wednesday evening as armored trucks delivered thousands of euros to the bank, as employees prepared to resume operations.

Cyprus banks have been closed since March 16 while the government negotiated a $13 billion bailout from European neighbors, the European Central Bank and International Monetary Fund. As part of the deal, Cyprus agreed to confiscate 40 percent or more from the biggest, uninsured accounts above $130,000 to help pay for the rescue.塞浦路斯各地銀行星期四（3月28日）按計劃恢復營業。塞浦路斯各銀行由於國家經濟接近崩潰而關閉近兩個星期。

塞浦路斯各家銀行於當地時間中午12點開門，但是儲戶們早早地就在銀行門外和大街上排起長龍，焦急地等待着銀行開門取錢。

銀行只營業6個小時，儲戶每天從自己的帳戶取款額不得超過383美元。從這個地中海島國前往其它國家的人所攜帶的金額不得超過3831美元。採取這些嚴格的限制措施是爲了避免擠兌，擠兌可能導致金融系統出現災難性癱瘓。

星期三晚間，銀行周圍採取了嚴密的保安措施，裝甲卡車向各銀行送去大量歐元現金，銀行僱員在做恢復營業的準備工作。

塞浦路斯所有銀行自3月16日以來一直關閉，與此同時，塞浦路斯政府爲從歐洲鄰國、歐洲中央銀行以及國際貨幣基金組織得到130億美元救助貸款而進行談判。作爲救助貸款協議的一部分，塞浦路斯同意對存款超過13萬美元的未投保帳戶徵用40%或更多的金額，以幫助滿足獲得緊急援助資金的條件。