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European banks may face €800bn in losses if second lockdown hits

The losses would still be dwarfed by those stomached during the financial crisis

A new report has found that European banks are braced for more than €400bn in credit losses over the next three years.

But that could double to €800bn in the event that a second wave of Covid-19 infections prompts a second lockdown across the continent.

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