Ireland to speed up shrinking of banks

Article reports that Ireland will accelerate the pace of shrinking the country’s banks in December 2010, as a quid pro quo for continued access to emergency funding through a bail-out by the European Union and the International Monetary Fund.

ESO: Background Information: Irish bail-out fails to calm sentiment http://www.europeansources.info/record/irish-bail-out-fails-to-calm-sentiment/

Irish Times, 6.12.10: Bailout injection to help banks sell off €20bn of non-core assets http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/finance/2010/1206/1224284847917.html

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