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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11079

15 May 2014
Contents Publication in full By article 29 / 34
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS / (ae) banking
Vítor Constancio sees consolidation period on the horizon

Brussels, 14/05/2014 (Agence Europe) - Vice-president of the European Central Bank (ECB) Vítor Constancio says that Banking Union in the eurozone could lead to a new round of bank mergers and acquisitions.

“The new framework may lead down the road to a period of consolidation in a not very concentrated European banking sector. In fact, there is scope for further con consolidation without reinforcing the so-called 'too-big-to-fail' problem. (…) The present weak profitability in the...

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