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Former BES boss blames Lisbon government for bank failure

Former BES boss blames Lisbon government for bank failure
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The former head of Portugal’s failed BES bank has claimed its collapse could have been avoided. During a much anticipated appearance before a

The former head of Portugal’s failed BES bank has claimed its collapse could have been avoided.

During a much anticipated appearance before a parliamentary commission former boss Ricardo Espirito Santo Salgado blamed the Lisbon government for not extending a bridging loan.

“BES did not fail it was forced to disappear” said the former chief executive.

In August, BES was split into a so-called “good bank”, called Novo Bank, which is up for sale, and a “bad bank”, BES, which is being wound up. andmto

BES’s demise is considered one of Europe’s largest financial failures.

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