Europe rejects IMF call for more bank capital

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - European politicians on Thursday rejected an International Monetary Fund call for banks to raise up to 200 billion euros (176 billion pounds) in new capital, adding to fears that policymakers may be underestimating the severity of the debt crisis.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://mf.feeds.reuters.com/c/871/f/415342/s/17e07dc8/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/sendemail2.html?title=Europe+rejects+IMF+call+for+more+bank+capital&link=http%3A%2F%2Fuk.reuters.com%2Farticle%2F2011%2F09%2F01%2Fuk-germanbanks-capital-idUKTRE7801KT20110901%3FfeedType%3DRSS%26feedName%3DtopNews" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Europe+rejects+IMF+call+for+more+bank+capital&link=http%3A%2F%2Fuk.reuters.com%2Farticle%2F2011%2F09%2F01%2Fuk-germanbanks-capital-idUKTRE7801KT20110901%3FfeedType%3DRSS%26feedName%3DtopNews" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/111973797088/u/0/f/415342/c/871/s/17e07dc8/kg/268/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/111973797088/u/0/f/415342/c/871/s/17e07dc8/kg/268/a2.img" border="0"/></a> [More]

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