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From Bank Bail-Outs to Bail-Ins

Geoff Riley

3rd October 2017

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A useful infographic from the Bank of England on how they plan to prevent a bank being too big to fail

The key is to bail-in investors so that they bear some of the costs of debt write-offs rather than taxpayers if and when a financial institution is saved.

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Geoff Riley

Geoff Riley FRSA has been teaching Economics for nearly forty years. He has over twenty years experience as Head of Economics at leading schools. He writes extensively and is a contributor and presenter on CPD and Revision conferences in the UK and overseas.

@tutor2uGeoff

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