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Swiss Parliament Divided Over Credit Suisse Rescue Plan
finance2 years ago

Swiss Parliament Divided Over Credit Suisse Rescue Plan

Switzerland's lower house of parliament has rejected government guarantees of 100 billion Swiss francs to help keep Credit Suisse afloat and 9 billion francs to help UBS mop up any losses it may incur in the takeover. The vote, above all, amounted to a rebuke of the executive branch at a time when Switzerland is gearing up for crucial legislative elections this fall. The decision, which came after midnight, was largely symbolic because a parliamentary commission has already signed on to the rescue plan, which mostly involved guarantees through the Swiss central bank — not parliament.