Stop bashing the bankers, Davos meeting told

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Stop bashing the bankers, Davos meeting told
By Patrick Jenkins and Francesco Guerrera in Davos
Published: January 28 2011 18:05 | Last updated: January 28 2011 18:05
Governments around the world must stop banker-bashing and create the  
right environment for lenders to support economic growth, some of the  
world’s most powerful bankers will tell finance ministers on Saturday.

Bankers say the meeting will be an effort to replicate internationally  
the attempt by UK banks to persuade the government to make peace. “We  
need to stop authorities around the world throwing sticks and stones  
at us. We should be past that now,” said one.

...

Another gripe is related to government debt. “One of the reasons for  
getting into the mess we got into was the over-indebtedness of  
countries, as well as the over-indebtedness of companies and banks,”  
said one European bank boss.
“Governments must bear some responsibility for the crisis.”

Bankers also complain that the global regulatory drive is being  
carried to absurd extremes, with individual banks forced to hold tens  
of billions of dollars worth of government bonds.

“With that degree of liquidity reserves, how can you lend more money  
to business, as governments want, let alone make profits?” asked one  
banker.

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