Ireland pushes bank recovery plan

Article reports that Brian Lenihan, Ireland’s Finance Minister, will embark on a whistlestop tour of European capitals in an effort to regain the confidence of global investors, April 2009. The Irish government’s plans to set up a 'bad bank' to rid the country’s financial institutions of toxic property loans will be central to his case.

ESO: Background information: Dublin to unveil toughest budget http://www.europeansources.info/record/dublin-to-unveil-toughest-budget/

Irish Times, 9.4.09: State may part-nationalise banks if bad loans too large - Lenihan http://www.irishtimes.com/

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