Since 2009 U.S. actively fine banks, mainly European, accusing them of violating U.S. laws. Economists point out that it could be a planned strategy to control the entire world banking system.
The Government of Cyprus in the course of its negotiations with creditors of the Troika (European Commission, European Central Bank and International Monetary Fund), in beginning reached an agreement on the division of the Bank of Cyprus in one commercial and other real estate.