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The Central Bank of Cyprus on Wednesday announced the suspension of all operations of the Cypriot branches of Tanzania-based bank FBME until Friday, with sources saying a possible extension of the suspension by another two days is likely.

Cyprus was looking for buyers to take over branches on the island of Tanzania-based bank FBME, which faces a US money-laundering probe, after placing the operation under administration.

Cyprus’s central bank took control of the Cypriot branch of a Tanzanian-based bank on Friday, a day after the United States called it a “financial institution of primary money-laundering concern.”

The Central Bank of Cyprus said that acting under the authority given to it by law, it had assumed the administration of operations of the FBME Bank branch on the island from Friday.

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A humanitarian tragedy in Tanzania is added to the list of Turkey’s foreign policy priorities as the efforts to become a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council becomes more visible An ongoing humanitarian tragedy in Tanzania is now an item on a long and diverse list of Turkey’s foreign policy priorities as the country’s hectic efforts to become a non-permanent member of th