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  2. Government of South Africa - Wikipedia

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    The Government of South Africa, or South African Government, is the national government of the Republic of South Africa, a parliamentary republic with a three-tier system of government and an independent judiciary, operating in a parliamentary system. Legislative authority is held by the Parliament of South Africa.

  3. Government intervention during the subprime mortgage crisis

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    The government assumed control of the bank's £50 billion mortgage and loan portfolio, while its deposit and branch network were sold to Spain's Banco Santander. [17] In October 2008, the Australian government made A$4 billion available to nonbank lenders unable to issue new loans.

  4. Bailout - Wikipedia

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    A bailout is the provision of financial help to a corporation or country which otherwise would be on the brink of bankruptcy.A bailout differs from the term bail-in (coined in 2010) under which the bondholders or depositors of global systemically important financial institutions (G-SIFIs) are forced to participate in the recapitalization process but taxpayers are not.

  5. List of sovereign debt crises - Wikipedia

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    Mounting debts led to the government declaring a moratorium on payments to international creditors. 2022: 2022 Russian debt default [18] Spain: 1936–39 [2] Sweden: 1812: Military expenditures as a consequence of the Napoleonic Wars. [citation needed] Ukraine: 1998–2000 [2] Yugoslavia: 1983: Avoided default through a multinational emergency ...

  6. South Africa's cash-strapped public broadcaster will get a 3.2 billion rand ($211 million) government bailout, but will need to meet preconditions including identifying assets to sell, the ...

  7. Great Recession - Wikipedia

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    President Obama declared the bailout measures started under the Bush administration and continued during his administration as completed and mostly profitable as of December 2014. [100] As of January 2018, bailout funds had been fully recovered by the government, when interest on loans is taken into consideration. A total of $626B was invested ...

  8. Solar power in South Africa - Wikipedia

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    A government bailout has not been ruled out. The utility, relying mainly on coal-fired power stations also fears that renewable energy generation will directly impact coal jobs. [13] Through its holding in Eskom, the South African government is dependent on Eskom's revenue stream to avoid a bailout with public funds. [14] [clarification needed]

  9. VBS Mutual Bank - Wikipedia

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    VBS Mutual Bank was a South African mutual bank. In 2018 it was declared insolvent and bankrupt and placed under curatorship, with South African citizens and taxpayers defrauded out of roughly R2 billion. It was formed as Venda Building Society in 1982, and became a mutual bank in 1992. [2]