WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury Department welcomed Cyprus' last-ditch agreement with international lenders to avoid economic meltdown, saying it was important to protect insured depositors and shutter troubled banks.
Cyprus will receive a 10 billion euro (8.5 billion pounds) rescue package to prop up its troubled banking system, in return for closing down its second-largest bank and inflicting heavy losses on big depositors.
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