by Dan MitchellInternational Liberty
April 14, 2013
Did Cyprus become an economic basket case because it is a tax haven, as some leftists have implied?
Did it get in trouble because the government overspent, which I have suggested?
The answers to those questions are “no” and “to some degree.”
The real problem, as I explain in this interview for Voice of America, is that Cypriot banks became insolvent because they made very poor investment decisions, particularly their purchases of Greek government bonds.
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