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
switzerland s troubled lender. we are hearing reports from reuters news agency that the swiss government will hold an important press conference later today . this is being reported by the broadcaster srf and other media as well. they have not given an exact timing, or any other detail about that press conference, but we know that the swiss government will be holding a press conference and this comes after the financial times newspaper reported that the biggest bank in switzerland, ubs, has offered to buy credit suisse for up to i billion us dollars. but bloomberg reports that credit suisse sees that as vastly undervaluing the bank. the swiss bank have been caught up in the market uncertainty triggered by the collapse nine days ago of america s silicon valley bank. it had been offered, credit suisse, an emergency credit facility of more than $50 billion by the swiss central bank. but that had not prevented a sharp fall in its share price. our
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,
hello and welcome to the programme. the financial times is reporting that ubs has offered to buy credit suisse for up to $1 billion dollars, although bloomberg reports that credit suisse sees that as vastly undervaluing the bank. 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 dollars by switzerland s central bank, but that had not prevented a sharp fall in its share price. our business correspondent marc ashdownjoins me now. where are we up to with these negotiations? fist where are we up to with these negotiations? where are we up to with these negotiations? where are we up to with these ne . otiations? ., ., negotiations? at the moment we have not heard anything negotiations? at the moment we have not heard anything new negotiations? at the moment we have not heard anything new for negotiations? at the mo
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, and the swif