Govt not holding call with bank CEOs

Tue Oct 7, 2008 3:38pm BST
 
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LONDON (Reuters) - The British government is not holding a conference call today with banking chief executives, a government source told Reuters on Tuesday.

Earlier an industry source said banking chiefs were scheduled to hold a conference call with government officials on Tuesday afternoon.

"There is no conference call with CEOs today," the government source said.

European governments are looking at various ways to help ease a lending crisis and restore confidence in the banking system.

 
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