Article: Bank bailout in Spain hits shares as crisis stings

Victoria Burnett International Herald Tribune
International Herald Tribune
03-31-2009
Bank bailout in Spain hits shares as crisis stings
Byline: Victoria Burnett International Herald Tribune
Edition: 4
Section: FINANCE/BUSINESS

MADRID: --

Shares in Spanish banks sank Monday after the government announced its first significant bank bailout in 16 years and fueled worries that other financial institutions might need to be rescued.

The Bank of Spain said Sunday that it would take over management of Caja de Ahorros Castilla-La Mancha, a regional savings bank, and inject liquidity into the bank, backed by government loan guarantees of up to euro 9 billion, or $11.8 billion.
The central bank said ...

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