The Irish Government will shortly pay in the region of €50bn (£44bn) to its banks for loan books that were previously valued at €77bn (£67bn). The loans are largely classed as land and development loans, with around €19bn (£17bn) of them secured against UK property. This is being presented to Irish taxpayers as an absolute necessity to sustain a vibrant, independent banking sector. It will facilitate a recapitalisation of the banks' balance sheets and should, in theory at least, enable them to start lending again for the benefit of the wider Irish economy.
April 27, 2010 at 01:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Legalweek
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The Irish Government will shortly pay in the region of €50bn (£44bn) to its banks for loan books that were previously valued at €77bn (£67bn). The loans are largely classed as land and development loans, with around €19bn (£17bn) of them secured against UK property.
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