Cyprus: The First Domino?

We had anticipated publishing a Note on the astounding developments in Cyprus over the weekend. However, events were happening so fast that we decided to pause and get a better sense of the significance of this momentous event and gauge the repercussions.

We now learn that banks in Cyprus will be closed until Thursday of this week so the Cypriot Parliament can vote on the proposed terms of a bailout of Cypriot banks. Here are the proposed terms of the bailout as of mid-morning Monday March 18:

Written by Micheal Berry, MBA - [ Discovery Investing Web Site ]

DALLAS, Texas - March 18, 2013 (Investorideas.com mobile payment stocks newswire) Calpian, Inc. (OTCQB:CLPI) announced today that it has completed the purchase of the assets of Pipeline Data, an Atlanta, GA-based payments company offering proprietary payments-related software and services and third-party payment platforms. Calpian, Inc. has renamed the organization Calpian Commerce.

Calpian Commerce will combine the benefits of Pipeline's superior product offerings with Calpian's unparalleled industry and marketing experience to better serve its U.S. market of small to mid-sized merchants, ISOs and Agent Bank customers. Calpian Commerce will offer an integrated payment solution to meet the evolving needs of all types of merchants including brick-and-mortar, Internet, mobile and card-not-present merchants.

QUFU, China - March 18, 2013 (Investorideas.com Newswire) Sunwin Stevia International, Inc. "Sunwin Stevia" (OTCQB: SUWN) one of the top global providers of high quality stevia extracts including Rebaudioside A 98, announced today that the company recently exhibited at the Natural Products Expo in Anaheim, Ca March 8-10, 2013. The company displayed its complete line of all natural, zero calorie, organic Stevia products to a record number of attendees.

As stevia continues to be the fastest growing all natural zero-calorie alternative to sugar, this exposition was a perfect forum for Sunwin to meet with numerous potential buyers and strategic partners interested in OEM purchases of Sunwin Stevia.

Point Roberts, WA - March 15, 2013 (Investorideas.com newswire) Investorideas.com staff: Investorideas.com, an investor research portal specializing in sector research for independent investors Issues a trading alert for China Logistics Group, Inc. ( OTCQB: CHLO), an international freight forwarder and logistics management company. The stock is trading up at $0.0199, gaining 0.0029 or 17.06% as of 12:02PM EDT on over 888,000 shares.

China Logistics Group, Inc. ( OTCQB: CHLO) recently reported that it has begun to explore plans to establish its own warehouse facility for international and domestic storage and logistics. The company believes this strategy would serve to compliment its current international freight forwarding, logistics management, and trucking services.