Europe is working on an Amazon-style website to sell hundreds of
billions of euros of bank loans which have been soured by the
coronavirus crisis, in a bid to shore up the economy and challenge the
dominance of big Wall Street debt investors.
The blueprint, devised by top European Central Bank (ECB) officials,
is part of efforts by the 19-state euro zone to tackle a growing pile of
unpaid loans and aims to prevent “distressed debt” funds from buying
them at rock bottom prices.
“The idea is to open up the market to buyers of smaller portfolios,
with an Amazon or eBay-style marketplace, where you can browse … That
can get the market moving,” Edward O’Brien, a senior ECB official
involved in the plan, told Reuters.
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