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8/29/11

Europe snubs IMF call to force-feed bank capital

The European Commission said there was no need to recapitalize the banks over and above what had been agreed after a recent annual "stress test" check of their ability to withstand economic and financial market headwinds.


"I don't think so. This discussion has already taken place between the EU and the IMF, and the IMF is well aware of the results and the follow-up decided after the stress-tests," Commission spokesman Amadeu Altafaj said., EU


Lagarde, speaking at an annual meeting of central bankers in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, on Saturday urged politicians to "act now" or risk seeing the fragile recovery derailed.


For more: Europe snubs IMF call to force-feed bank capital | Reuters

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