Sentence examples for portion of bank from inspiring English sources

Since last weekend, when President Nicos Anastasiades first floated the idea of confiscating a portion of bank deposits, Mr. Zertalis's phone has been ringing nonstop with clients looking for a way out.

After the country's parliament rejected a plan to provide €5.8bn (£5by) by seizing a portion of bank deposits from anyone with a bank account, Cyprus is struggling to come up with a plan that will let it access an EU bailout to stop its banks failing.

The portion of bank bonuses being paid in restricted stock has the same effect as locking up money in a hedge fund: it is money the bankers may have at some point, but it is not something they can use now.

Economic regulation covers a variety of restrictions, such as controls on interest rates, profits and the entry of new banks, and so-called "must serve" obligations (requiring a certain portion of banks' lending to be channelled to a particular industry or region).

The government is also squeezing credit: this week it increased (from 20% to 30%) the portion of banks' time deposits that have to be invested in government bonds.Brazil must hope that all this can stop its currency from collapsing until April, when export revenues should increase, partly thanks to a bumper grain harvest.

She said she would like the FDIC to follow the same proposal and section off the risk-prone investment banking portion of banks from the section of banks that lend to retailers and consumers.

Jackson continued: "There is good reason for believing that had the cavalry played its part in this pursuit, but a small portion of Banks' army would have made its escape to the Potomac".

This is analogous to how your bank statement recognizes that a certain portion of your bank's deposits belong to you; except for instead of just seeing your own deposits, withdrawals, and balance, you suddenly have access to the sum total of everyone's transaction data, globally and in real time.

Some contend that filing a criminal charge against a large bank isn't fair since the criminal activity may be limited to only a portion of the bank, or that it is difficult to make sure that all the rules are obliged when a bank is so large.

Such a penalty would damage its finances its corporate-banking operation in America generates a significant portion of the bank's profits—and ruin its already tarnished reputation outside France.

They continue to insure at least a portion of individuals' bank deposits.