Development bank EBRD readying northern Cyprus plans

By Marc Jones LONDON (Reuters) - The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development says it is ready to invest in northern Cyprus, potentially for years, if a deal to unify the divided island can be reached. International mediators are cautiously optimistic of a deal this year with two moderates at the helm of its respective ethnic Greek and Turkish sides attempting to negotiate the reunification as a two-zone federation. "Should the referendum (on a Cyprus deal) be positive then we will certa