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Swiss banks consider $21bn business loan

Bloomberg Credit Suisse Group AG is considering a plan to create a 20-billion franc ($21 billion) loan program to aid small and medium-sized Swiss businesses affected by the coronavirus, according to the Swiss newspaper Handelszeitung. Other large lenders — like Raiffeisen Bank International AG and Zuercher Kantonalbank — are also considering the proposal, which was initiated by Credit Suisse’s new ...

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Yes Bank deposits slump as customers withdraw

Bloomberg Deposits at Yes Bank Ltd. continued to decline this year as worried customers withdrew money from the distressed lender, which was seized earlier this month in the biggest bank rescue in the country’s history. Deposits totalled 1.37 trillion rupees as of March 5 — when Indian authorities took control — down 17% from the start of the year, Yes ...

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Bank of Canada cutting rates in coordinated stimulus package

Bloomberg The Bank of Canada cut interest rates by half a percentage point to buffer the nation’s economy against the double whammy of the coronavirus and tanking oil prices. The Ottawa-based central bank lowered its policy rate in an emergency move to 0.75% and said it “stands ready” to act again if needed. Governor Stephen Poloz, in a joint press ...

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