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World Business Report: Portugal's banking crisis sparks fears for Europe's recovery

10/07/2014

Portugal's banking crisis sparks fears for Europe's recovery

BBC World Service - World Business Report, Portugal's banking crisis sparks fears for Europe's recovery

Shares in European banks sink amid fears about the health of Portugal's biggest bank

Shares in European banks sink, as worries emerge about the health of Portugal's largest financial group. It has sparked fears that the Eurozone could plunge back into crisis.

Could Europe be plunged back into another financial crisis? Shares in European banks sank today amid worries over the health of Portugal's largest financial group, Banco Espirito Santo. As stocks tanked in Lisbon investors took fright that Portugal's problems could plunge the Eurozone back into crisis. We will hear from Portugal and  

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