Ukrainian crisis hits Western banks in different way to 2008/9

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Europe

Jonathan Bell

Editor-in-chief

The crisis in Ukraine is one of considerable concern for all banks involved in the market. Potential exposure is considerable. But in a report released today by Raiffeisen Bank International, it highlights just how different that exposure is now for Western European banks to Ukraine compared to the financial crisis that hit in 2008/2009.

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