Fortis

...like that. " Belgian finance minister Didier Reynders called for calm around Fortis, one of the country's three biggest banks, after a cabinet meeting on Friday and urged market participants not to spread rumours. "We guarantee no...

In this article: Liquidity crisis, Rabobank, Didier Reynders, Ping An Insurance, ABN AMRO, Brussels, BNP Paribas, and Europe

...the year 2009." Belgium's government is locked in a complex legal battle with minority shareholders of the banking and insurance group Fortis over the sale of its Belgian assets to French bank BNP Paribas. Leterme's office stands...

In this article: Yves Leterme, Jo Vandeurzen, Christian Democrat, Belgian Federal Parliament, Malaise, Didier Reynders, and BNP Paribas

...of September and into October. Belgium was involved in an 11.2 billion euro bailout for Fortis <FOR.BR><FOR.AS> with the Netherlands and Belgium before Fortis was carved up and partly sold to BNP Paribas. Dexia <DEXI.BR><DEXI.PA> received...

In this article: Belgium, Didier Reynders, L'Echo, De Tijd, BNP Paribas, and Dexia

...an intervention. " Both KBC and Mr ­Reynders rejected comparisons with the bail-outs of Fortis and Dexia over the past month, saying the measure was a "preventative one" to bolster KBC's already strong balance sheet. The deal very closely...

In this article: Aegon, Didier Reynders, ING, Belgium, Balance sheet, Washington Mutual, Lehman Brothers, Dexia, and AIG

...in recent weeks. Belgian Finance Minister Didier Reynders also told De Tijd daily on Tuesday that shareholders are in the last-chance saloon and a rejection of the government plan could lead to Fortis' collapse. Shareholders...

In this article: BNP Paribas, Ping An, E-mail, Derivative, Corporate governance, Didier Reynders, Netherlands, and Belgium

...16, 2009, 12:45 am BRUSSELS (AFP) - The Belgian government will meet Monday with executives of BNP Paribas to try to find a way forward for troubled Belgian bank Fortis, Finance Minister Didier Reynders said Sunday. "We will meet them...

In this article: BNP Paribas, Didier Reynders, Brussels, Belgium, Herman Van Rompuy, and Netherlands

...and a stake in the Belgian insurance operations from Fortis. The Belgian government, which collapsed over the Fortis debacle in December, has been desperate to close the deals. Finance Minister Didier Reynders told Belgian news agency...

In this article: Fortis Bank, BNP Paribas, Brussels, Didier Reynders, Ping An, and ABN AMRO

...court's decision, Leterme indicated after the talks. "Our goal remains first of all to protect the interests of Fortis's clients and savers as well as the employees," said Reynders. "The deal with BNP Paribas is the best," he said. "The...

In this article: BNP Paribas, Plaintiff, Didier Reynders, ABN AMRO, Yves Leterme, Netherlands, Belgium, and Revenue

...in Fortis shares was likely to be suspended on Friday. Fortis's break-up early in October followed an 11.2 billion euro cash injection a week earlier that failed to calm nerves. Fortis investors saw their shares drop to below 1 euros,...

In this article: BNP Paribas, Didier Reynders, Herman Van Rompuy, Brussels, Belgium, and ABN AMRO