What are 'zombie banks'?
Zombie banks are sapping the life out of the global economy. Tim Bennett explains what they are, why they are allowed to exist and why they must be allowed to die.

Zombie banks are sapping the life out of the global economy. Tim Bennett explains what they are, why they are allowed to exist and why they must be allowed to die.
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