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Italy and Ireland the losers from bank stress test

The latest EU bank stress tests confirm that, on the whole, the region’s banks are in a much healthier position than a few years ago. However, there are still significant problems in some countries’ banking sectors, most notably Italy’s. These issues will not be resolved quickly, so several banks will remain vulnerable to more severe losses of investor and depositor confidence than seen this year.

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