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Wed 09 Sep 2008High leverage ratios could mean Europe's big banks are in deep trouble
Massive debts and lack of cash could sink some major European players, a new study warns
THE WOES of American banks may have dominated the headlines of late but massive leverage in the European banking sector means that many of the continent's largest banks are "a disaster in waiting", according to research by two European economists.
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