Poul Rasmussen, the former Prime Minister of Denmark and now President of the Party of European Socialists, tells Irish broadcaster and Irish journalist Karen Coleman why he believes the Irish plan to rescue their Banks will not work. He believes the Irish State should nationalise the banks rather than choosing the NAMA [National Asset Management Agency] option.
Well, this guy seems to say that the NAMA is giving money to the banks to bail them out without conditions.
This view is not balanced in my opinion. First , for the preferred share, government got 25% stake in each bank. Moreover, there is a 8 % dividend payment during the time banks benefit for taxpayers money. NAMA takes bad loans and overpay a little bit over their market value, but there are measures to ensure banks will pay back losses on the long run if NAMA winds down with a loss.
Fliujniligui 2 years ago