FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The European Central Bank set Cyprus a Monday deadline to agree a bailout plan, threatening to cut off funding to the island's cash-strapped banks through Emergency Liquidity Assistance if a bailout programme is not agreed by then with the EU and the IMF.
Below is a factbox explaining what euro zone central bank Emergency Liquidity Assistance (ELA) is and how it can be used.
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