2009-01-23blogspot.com

"The process used in Norway was to assess the shareholder capital of the bank. Shareholders were given FIRST RIGHT to recapitalise it. If private money could be raised they kept the bank. If they were short capital the government loans (which had previously guaranteed liquidity) were converted to equity and the old equity was written down. Here is the key paragraph explaining the Norway result for the biggest banks:"



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