France seeks EU approval for bank rescue

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Series Details 3.9.12
Publication Date 03/09/2012
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The French government was forced on the 1 September 2012 to rescue Crédit Immobilier de France, a distressed domestic mortgage lender, the latest example of a European state stepping in to prop up a bank brought to its knees by the financial crisis.

France said it would seek approval from the European Commission for its bailout of CIF, which follows the €90bn joint rescue with the Belgian and Luxembourg governments of the collapsed lender Dexia, which was still under negotiation with the European Commission.

Related Links
ESO: Background information: Extra €10bn agreed to help Dexia http://www.europeansources.info/record/extra-e10bn-agreed-to-help-dexia/
BBC News, 2.9.12: Credit Immobilier has assets guaranteed by France http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-19455817
ESO: Background information: Brussels pushes for wide ECB powers http://www.europeansources.info/record/brussels-pushes-for-wide-ecb-powers/

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