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Freeze or jump? That is the question

OverviewEurope's biggest banks are in a quandary - most are reaching the limits of growth in their domestic markets but none has yet come up with a convincing strategy for expanding into the rest of Europe. Cross-border mergers have been tried in only a few cases - mainly smaller countries - because it is hard to make them stack up for shareholders ...more

CONSOLIDATION
Scope for further mergers and acquisitions  May 26

CROSS-BORDER MERGERS
Fear of becoming takeover candidates  May 26

SINGLE MARKET
Crucial for EU's competitiveness  May 26


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