we ll have a special report. hello, very warm welcome to the programme. the financial times is reporting that ubs switzerland s biggest bank has agreed to buy credit suisse for more than two billion dollars. there s been no confirmation yet of whether the offer has been accepted. it s thought an earlier offer of $1 billion was considered too low. the swiss banking giant had been caught up in the market uncertainty triggered by the collapse, nine days ago, of america s silicon valley bank. it had been offered an emergency credit facility of more than $50 billion by switzerland s central bank, but that had not prevented a sharp fall in its share price. our business correspondent marc ashdownjoins me. we spoke a little earlier. it s not offering to billion. offering to billion. they have aareed offering to billion. they have agreed that offering to billion. they have agreed that figure. offering to billion. they have agreed that figure. it s - offering to billion. they
the financial times is reporting that the swiss bank ubs has offered to buy its rival, credit suisse, for more than $2 billion. the swiss government is due to hold a press conference in about half an hour s time in bern. credit suisse had been caught up in the market uncertainty triggered by the collapse, nine days ago, of america s silicon valley bank. it had been offered an emergency credit facility of more than $50 billion by switzerland s central bank, but that had not prevented a sharp fall in its share price. let s get more on this with our business correspondent, marc ashdown. mark, what you make of the announcement, the possible announcement? the possibility that ubs might be buying? fix, announcement? the possibility that ubs might be buying? announcement? the possibility that ubs might be buying? a deal has been aareed u- ubs might be buying? a deal has been agreed up and ubs might be buying? a deal has been agreed up and it ubs might be buying? a deal has bee
that the country s biggest bank, ubs, has taken over its troubled rival credit suisse in an emergency measure designed to protect the swiss economy. credit suisse has seen its value plummet over the last week due to fears about the company s financial health. regulators in switzerland had spent the day trying to pave the way for a deal to be struck before the financial markets open tomorrow. here s the swiss president alain berset speaking at a press conference a short time ago. on friday, the liquidity showed that it was no longer possible to restore the necessary confidence, and the swift and stabilising solution was absolutely necessary. this solution is the takeover of credit suisse by ubs. it is supported by the federal council following several meetings with the swiss national bank, with a regulator, credit suisse and by ubs. the federal council has every confidence that in this difficult situation, the takeover of credit suisse ubs is to restore the confidence that
the government of switzerland says that the country s biggest bank, ubs, has taken over its troubled rival, credit suisse, in an emergency measure designed to protect the swiss economy. credit suisse had been caught up in the market uncertainty triggered by the collapse, nine days ago, of america s silicon valley bank. it had been offered an emergency credit facility of more than $50 billion by switzerland s central bank, but that had not prevented a sharp fall in its share price. here s the swiss president, alain berset, speaking at a press conference a short time ago. on conference a short time a-o. on conference a short time am. friday, on conference a short time a-o. friday, the liquidity s it on friday, the liquidity showed that it was on friday, the liquidity showed that it was no on friday, the liquidity showed that it was no longer possible to restore the necessary confidence, and the swift the necessary confidence, and the swift and the necessary confidence, an
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