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Spain's Banco Popular: Basel 3 Bail-In Theory Becomes Practice
The bank bail-in mechanism introduced by Basel III, coupled with the more recent EU's Bank Recovery and Resolution Directive from January 2016 applies losses to shareholders, junior and possibly senior debt instruments should the bank reach a perceived