Cross-border mergers tough for eurozone banks


Bankers and supervisors point to the absence of a joint guarantee system for eurozone depositors as the biggest impediment to its progress. — Reuters

MILAN: The European Union (EU) policymakers have renewed calls for cross-border bank mergers, as they look to address the multi-trillion euro investments needed to finance the bloc’s green and digital transformation.

A plan for a fully-fledged banking union has stalled and bankers and supervisors point to the absence of a joint guarantee system for eurozone depositors as the biggest impediment to its progress.

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