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Europe’s Worst Fear: Spain and Greece Spiral Down Together

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Risks that Bankia bank poses to Spain's banking system as more capital needs to be set aside for losses from the housing bubble.

Spain's Bankia bank

10/02/2010

The consolidation of a number of Spanish savings banks under government direction led to the creation of Bankia, Spain's third largest bank. Efforts to recapitalize these banks which have large accumulated large debt from the real estate boom is part of the Spanish government's effort to tackle the debt crisis facing Spain. Rodrigo Rato, a former finance minister and managing director of the IMF, heads Bankia and the effort to restore confidence in Spain's banking system.

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