Dexia

...since the Great Depression, with banks going bust and getting rescued and taken over in the United States. On Sunday Leterme described Dexia as sound but acknowledged that "it has suffered the effects of the international banking crisis."

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...de Velde and Francois Murphy Belgian Prime Minister Yves Leterme promised new measures to shore up Belgo-French bank Dexia <DEXI.BR> after its shares fell by as much as 30 percent to an all-time low on Monday. "In the days to come we will...

In this article: Didier Reynders, Yves Leterme, Brussels, Nicolas Sarkozy, Luxembourg, Fortis, Hypo Real Estate, and BNP Paribas

...around Fortis have no impact at all," he said. Belgian Prime Minister Yves Leterme held a meeting of core cabinet members and then hosted representatives of the regions to discuss Dexia. Dexia has a core of shareholders holding 51.9...

In this article: Fortis, Yves Leterme, Brussels, Balance sheet, Depfa, Le Figaro, Didier Reynders, Hypo Real Estate, and BNP Paribas

...stock markets. In Paris, President Nicolas Sarkozy held a 5am emergency meeting of his top economic team as France, Belgium and Luxembourg agreed to inject 6.4 billion euros ($11.5 billion) into the beleaguered bank Dexia. "Our ambition...

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...lender Hypo Real Estate <HRXG.DE>, the parent of Dexia's rival public finance lender Depfa. Leterme described Dexia as a "very solvent bank". Dexia, the recipient of a 6.4 billion euro public bailout on Tuesday, declined immediate...

In this article: Fortis, Yves Leterme, Didier Reynders, Luxembourg, Belgian television, Depfa, and Belgo

...injection | smh.com.au Belgium, France and Luxembourg have agreed to inject 6.4 billion euros ($11.5 billion) into the troubled Franco-Belgian bank Dexia, Belgian Prime Minister Yves Leterme said today. The injection of capital,...

In this article: Belgium, Luxembourg, Fortis, France, Elle Macpherson, Yves Leterme, Europe, and Turkey

...Dexia. New doubts surfaced about Dexia after German banks and insurers pulled out of a state-led 35bn rescue programme for lender Hypo Real Estate (HRE), the parent of Dexia's rival public finance lender, Depfa. In an effort to...

In this article: Fortis, Wells Fargo, Wachovia, Yves Leterme, Luxembourg, Belgium, Depfa, and Hypo Real Estate

...benefit of the lower interest rates it enjoys. "This guarantee gives assurance to depositors that Dexia has sufficient liquidity to honor its commitments to its clients," Leterme said. He that such a guarantee could be provided to all...

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...background) The economy ministers of France, Belgium and Luxembourg will meet in Brussels on Wednesday evening to discuss the future of troubled financial group Dexia <DEXI.BR><DEXI.PA>, diplomatic sources said. The meeting will...

In this article: Yves Leterme, Belgium, Luxembourg, Fortis, Standard & Poor's, Jean-Luc Dehaene, and France