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Bankers warn over financial protectionism

By Aline van Duyn in New York and Gillian Tett in London

Published: July 23 2009 19:15 | Last updated: July 23 2009 19:37

Moves by governments and regulators to shore up banking systems and financial markets risked a push towards financial protectionism, leading bankers warned on Thursday.

The bankers, who included senior officials at Deutsche Bank, JPMorgan, Spain’s BBVA and Sweden’s SEB, said they supported “far-reaching” regulatory reforms including changes to pay practices across banks and tougher capital requirements.

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