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The crisis facing banks was sharply underlined today when Russia's second-biggest bank admitted that is was seeking a bailout.
From TimesOnLine
Russian banks have been badly hit by the global economic crisis, which has hammered the country's stock, bond and currency markets. A number of its smaller banks have already failed, and some of its biggest lenders may need capital injections.
-Tags: bank crisis, Russian banks, bailout, global banks