BANKS

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Source: news.uk.msn.com --- 19 hours ago
A dramatic rescue of British banking is under way after the Government unveiled a £37 billion bail-out for three of Britain's biggest BANKS. Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) is to raise £20 billion of new capital through a Government-guaranteed £15 billion share issue and a £5 billion Government cash injection. ...

Source: www.businessweek.com --- 18 hours ago
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Source: www.iht.com --- 17 hours ago
Five central BANKS, including the U.S. Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank, say they have introduced new measures to thaw frozen credit markets and bolster funding to BANKS. ...

Source: abcnews.go.com --- 18 hours ago
Pressure now on U.S., Asia to follow suit in attempt to divert wider crisis. ...

Source: www.reuters.com --- 17 hours ago
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain bailed out three major BANKS with 37 billion pounds ($64 billion) on Monday, as European governments used taxpayers' cash to take control and boost confidence in the battered industry. ...

Source: uk.reuters.com --- 18 hours ago
LONDON (Reuters) - Three major British BANKS could take 37 billion pounds in government money to boost their capital, the Treasury said, as governments around Europe acted to boost confidence in the battered industry. ...

Source: www.marketwatch.com --- 18 hours ago
LONDON (MarketWatch) -- U.K. Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Monday that the government will appoint non-executive board members at the BANKS it is helping rescue, but added ministers will not be involved in the day-to-day running of the BANKS. Brown said it is the government's intention to sell its stakes in U.K. BANKS once they recover and added he will propose further reforms for major financial institutions in a speech later Monday. Chancellor Alistair Darling said the government will appoint bankers, rather than civil servants to the boards and said further announcements will be made in the next few days. ...

Source: www.marketwatch.com --- 18 hours ago
U.K. BANKS unveil plans to raise over 43 billion pounds ($73 billion) in fresh capital Monday as governments and central BANKS across the globe battle to restore confidence in the shaken sector. ...

Source: uk.reuters.com --- 17 hours ago
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain bailed out three major BANKS with 37 billion pounds on Monday, as European governments used taxpayers' cash to take control and boost confidence in the battered industry. ...

Source: news.smh.com.au --- 17 hours ago
The banking industry has applauded the government's move to guarantee bank deposits to shore up public confidence in lenders amid the global financial crises. ...

Source: business.theage.com.au --- 18 hours ago
Britain could pump up to 45 billion pounds into troubled major BANKS as part of a recapitalisation. ...

Source: news.theage.com.au --- 19 hours ago
Britain could pump up to 45 billion pounds into troubled major BANKS as part of a recapitalisation. ...

Source: www.ft.com --- 17 hours ago
The United Arab Emirates has said that foreign BANKS operating in the country will be covered by a federal guarantee of all savings and deposits, as the Arab state throws its weight behind an embattled banking sector ...

Source: www.independent.co.uk --- 18 hours ago
A dramatic rescue of British banking was under way today after the Government unveiled a £37 billion bail-out for three of Britain's biggest BANKS. ...

Source: www.miamiherald.com --- 17 hours ago
European leaders took unprecedented steps late Sunday to try to halt a galloping financial crisis in its tracks, announcing aggressive action to take big stakes in BANKS and guarantee lending between BANKS. ...

Source: www.detnews.com --- 19 hours ago
WASHINGTON — After a whirl of emergency meetings, government leaders on both sides of the Atlantic produced bold promises to rescue the global financial system, but were still racing to work out details to calm battered stock markets before they opened this morning. ...

Source: www.euronews.net --- 19 hours ago
Pan-European plan to save BANKS ...

Source: www.star-telegram.com --- 19 hours ago
The plan is a "tool kit" that each country can decide how best to use. ...

Source: tvnz.co.nz --- 19 hours ago
One by one New Zealand's major BANKS are signing up to the government's deposit guarantee scheme ...