18th March 2013 - Cyprus

Roy & I have just returned from Nicosia in Cyprus after meeting President Anastadiades over an olive oil deal with opposition leader, George Lillikas, brokered in the neolithic village of Khirokitia. It was rumored that this led to the collapse of the island's banking system with losses estimated at Euro 10 billion & with subsequent government decision to levy a 10% tax on bank account holders. Ultimately, this may have scuppered our foray into the olive oil business and will surely be our last deal, or indeed the last time the two of us will be allowed on the island. Anyone for a martini?