Trying To Explain Bank Of Cyprus And The Greek Government Bonds

We know that Bank of Cyprus invested heavily in Greek Government bonds. We also know that those bonds took a whacking great haircut which sent B of Cyprus bust. The question that remains is, well, why did they put all that money into such a risky investment? It's not as if the market wasn't already signalling that it was a risky investment after all.

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