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| The failure of a large Swiss Bank would trigger tsunami waves in Switzerland and cause enormous collateral damage. That is expensive and painful. May be cheaper to rescue the Bank rather than the costs of compensating Swiss depositors, unemployment benefits and bankruptcy of many businesses. | |
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That was probably the same reason that the UK banks were bailed out by the UK government (Tax payers) otherwise the City of London would have lost its credibility totally.