Posted on 14 July 2009
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If we look into history of different countries we will find that different countries faced the financial crises at different times. As the world is facing now financial crisis now also, the question comes in mind that who are those who run this finance horse, what are the reasons which leads to financial crises? Or is there is someone who is holding all the strings and keep them pulling? So many questions come in mind when mind starts thinking about it.
Well I had searched about this and compiled these ten nasty crises. Check out these ten dramatic crises.
1 – Argentine economic crisis (1999 – 2002)
Argentinean economy was destabilized in 1980s when Latin American Crisis struck it. Argentine was an import dependent country where people usually convert their peso into dollars to feel secure. The high inflation rate leads its currency to lose the confidence and adding oil to fire the government that time spent generously on itself while ignoring the country’s crumbling industrial infrastructure.
Mexico and Brazil were the major trade partners of the Argentine in 1980s both countries suffered the economic crises which spread out in Latin America. Brazil’s currency was devalued in 1999 that damaged a lot Argentinean exports and adding fuel to fire the dollar was revalued giving a harsh blow to Argentinean Peso.
Till 1999 the country was having 3rd consistent year of economic decline but the government haven’t devalued the peso, which made the crisis worse. In such conditions the investors ran on banks for dollars to send abroad for safety. Meanwhile the government freezes everyone’s bank accounts. This step of the government raised violence amongst citizens and protests through out country were started. The government was collapsed in 2001. While in crisis the people were bartering for goods because lack of cash, many people eked out a living by scavenging cardboard for recycling plants.
The new government 1st tried to setup a third currency between dollar and peso but that failed. Then it instructed the banks to convert all dollars into pesos. That step worked and peso was lead to diminish in value. Because of that exports got higher and in meanwhile the government tightened its tax policies, improves social welfare, encourages business growth and put the reserve dollars up for sale in market. The country got the surplus trade because of its agricultural products anyhow its still struggling with inflation.
Lesson
Freezing bank accounts leads the crises to get worst. It can’t be a smart step to tackle the crisis.
2 – Russian Financial Crisis (1998)
The Russian government in 1993 introduced inflation-free short-term treasury bills known as GKOs to finance the country’s deficit. GKOs were traded on currency exchanges. Most of it was state owning while only 1/3 of funding came from foreign speculators who were attracted by high interest rates. Like a classic Ponzi scheme the government used proceeds from sales of new GKOs to payoff interest on matured bills.
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Posted on 01 May 2009
Tags: bank failures, bank faliure, Banks, California, credit crisis, Federal Deposit Insurance Corp, Georgia, Idaho, insurance fund, Michigan
As credit crisis deepens, the pressure on regulators to safe guard depositor’s interest mounts further. In a recent move Four more banks have been closed by regulators, one each in states of Georgia, Michigan, Idaho and California. Total number of bank failures is now around 30. Nearly $700 million USD will be paid from Deposit insurance fund by Federal Deposit Insurance Corp to protect depositors.
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Posted on 30 March 2009
Tags: Alabama, America, Atlanta, bank, banking, Bankruptcy, closed banks, congress, Department of the Treasury, deposit insurance fund, Economic Recession, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Federal Reserve System, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, insurance fund, Omni Bank, Omni Financial Services Inc, Omni Nationa Bank, Omni National Bank, Omni National Bank of Atlanta, Pennsylvania, Sheila Bair, Sun Trust Bank of Atlanta, SunTrust Banks, Texas, united states
Federal regulators have seized the Omni National Bank of Atlanta. It has become the 21st bank in 2009 to fail. As the recession began, it has become the 46th bank in the list to fail. Six former branches of Omni National Bank will be operated by the Sun Trust Bank of Atlanta until April 27. This closure has caused the highest unemployment in a quarter century.
The status of the bank on March 09 was that it was containing $956 million in assets and in deposits $796.8 million. It was shut by the Office of Comptroller of Currency and Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). FDIC has further announced that Omni’s six branches will be controlled by SunTrust Banks Incorporation of Atlanta.
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