(Bloomberg) -- European banks are emerging from the
credit crisis bigger than before, posing more risk to their
national economies.
BNP Paribas SA, Barclays Plc and Banco Santander SA are
among at least 353 European lenders that have increased in size
since the beginning of 2007, according to data compiled by
Bloomberg. Fifteen European banks now have assets larger than
their home economies, compared with 10 lenders three years ago.
While the European Union has grabbed headlines for breaking
up bailed-out banks, regulators …