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Irish Bank default on some debt 'could make sense', say analysts
Sunday Tribune ^ | 9-5-10 | Eamon Quinn and Jon Ihle

Posted on 09/07/2010 5:05:46 PM PDT by dynachrome

O'Hagan said that under no circumstance was he advocating a bank such as Anglo Irish to default on any bank bond debt issued under the government's Eligible Liabilities Guarantee (ELG), which the EU has allowed to be extended to the end of the year.

"An Irish default on some of its state-owned bank debt after 29 September actually could benefit the sovereign if properly managed," said Société Générale, adding "a massive transfer of costs and risks" had been moved from "defunct banks to the taxpayer". Reversing that process could now benefit taxpayers, it said.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: banks; default; econmy; ireland
Default would help the taxpayer?
1 posted on 09/07/2010 5:05:50 PM PDT by dynachrome
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To: dynachrome

Maybe Ireland should get Bono and the rest of U2 to pay their taxes. They are the richest people in Ireland with maybe the exception of Anthony O’Reilly and Guinness. Bono and U2 have all their income in a tax haven.


2 posted on 09/07/2010 5:16:51 PM PDT by Frantzie (Imam Ob*m* & Democrats support the VICTORY MOSQUE & TV supports Imam)
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To: dynachrome

Another BOHICA moment!


3 posted on 09/07/2010 5:33:30 PM PDT by Jack Hydrazine (It's the end of the world as we know it and I feel fine!)
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