Europe's banks have been told to increase their capital by a total of 114.7 billion euros to make them strong enough to withstand the eurozone debt crisis.
The European Banking Authority (EBA) - the EU's banking regulator - said in a statement on Thursday that its final recapitalization plans were part of "co-ordinated measures to restore confidence in the banking sector" ravaged by the financial crisis.
The estimated capital shortfall is almost 8 percent higher than the 106.4 billion euros estimated in October, due to revised predictions for Germany, Italy, Austria and Belgium.
For more: Europe's banks told to plug 115 billion euro capital hole | Business | Deutsche Welle | 08.12.2011
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