Spain Readies Bankia Rescue

Wed, 05/09/2012 - 13:56 EDT - WSJ Europe

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The Spanish government is expected to rescue Bankia by taking a large stake in the troubled lender, a move considered to be a crucial element in its effort to overhaul the country´s banking sector and shore up confidence in the euro zone's fourth-largest economy.

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