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More banks may have to be nationalised, says IMF
Telegraph ^ | 05/21/09 | Edmund Conway

Posted on 05/21/2009 9:21:23 AM PDT by TigerLikesRooster

More banks may have to be nationalised, says IMF

Alistair Darling must stand ready to pump more capital into Britain's beleaguered banks, perhaps nationalising other high street names, the International Monetary Fund has warned.

By Edmund Conway

Last Updated: 1:46PM BST 21 May 2009

The Fund believes that although the drastic measures to prop up Royal Bank of Scotland, Lloyds Banking Group and other major lenders had prevented them from collapse, more public money needs to be poured in if the economy is to get back to full strength. The alternative is a "zombie" recovery as banks continue to withhold lending for years, the IMF has told the Treasury.

The warning formed part of a stark assessment of the UK economy. In a double-pronged assault on the Budget, the Fund praised some of the rescue plans but dismissed the Chancellor's claim that the recession will be over by Christmas. It said he must start paying back debt significantly earlier than he projected last month.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: bank; imf; nationalization
Well, they could all become public utility companies. Nassim Taleb should be happy.
1 posted on 05/21/2009 9:21:23 AM PDT by TigerLikesRooster
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To: TigerLikesRooster; PAR35; AndyJackson; Thane_Banquo; nicksaunt; MadLibDisease; happygrl; ...

Ping!


2 posted on 05/21/2009 9:21:52 AM PDT by TigerLikesRooster (LUV DIC -- L,U,V-shaped recession, Depression, Inflation, Collapse)
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To: TigerLikesRooster

One more step towards global governance.


3 posted on 05/21/2009 9:29:45 AM PDT by cranked
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To: TigerLikesRooster

Its the “Golden Rule” He who has the gold...rules!


4 posted on 05/21/2009 9:44:14 AM PDT by Don Corleone ("Oil the gun..eat the cannolis. Take it to the Mattress.")
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To: TigerLikesRooster
"More banks may have to be nationalised, says IMF"

And the stock markets have to fall accordingly says DOW.

5 posted on 05/21/2009 9:53:09 AM PDT by Nathan Zachary
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To: Don Corleone

It won’t be gold so much as “stuff”. The underground barter system will just replace the worthless UN world money system.

Of course the Obama type dictators will pass even more laws in an attempt to make people comply, which will just result in the government legislating everyone to criminal status.
Smuggling, traveling off road and cross country to avoid Gestapo checkpoints will become the norm. Small towns will be ghost towns during the day, a hub of activity at night.


6 posted on 05/21/2009 10:00:05 AM PDT by Nathan Zachary
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To: TigerLikesRooster
Video: Ponzi Scheme Bank Stress Tests

LOL . . . LOL !

7 posted on 05/21/2009 4:32:05 PM PDT by ex-Texan (Ecclesiastes 5:10 - 20)
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To: TigerLikesRooster

Okay, which IMF said that?

Oh, the organization. Never mind. I thought it was a senior Obama administration official.


8 posted on 05/21/2009 4:33:37 PM PDT by RichInOC (No! BAD Rich! (What'd I say?))
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