Spain tells banks to cover toxic assets or merge

2 February 2012, 12:37 pm

(02-02) 11:28 PST MADRID, Spain (AP) -- Spanish banks must raise an additional euro50 billion ($65.5 billion) to cover their exposure to toxic real estate loans and assets accumulated during a construction boom that...... Read More »

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