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we'll have a special report. hello, very warm welcome to the programme. the financial times is reporting that ubs — switzerland's biggest bank — has agreed to buy credit suisse for more than two billion dollars. there's been no confirmation yet of whether the offer has been accepted. it's thought an earlier offer of $1 billion was considered too low. the swiss banking giant had been caught up in the market uncertainty triggered by the collapse, nine days ago, of america's silicon valley bank. it had been offered an emergency credit facility of more than $50 billion by switzerland...

the financial times is reporting that the swiss bank ubs has offered to buy its rival, credit suisse, for more than $2 billion. the swiss government is due to hold a press conference in about half an hour's time in bern. credit suisse had been caught up in the market uncertainty triggered by the collapse, nine days ago, of america's silicon valley bank. it had been offered an emergency credit facility of more than $50 billion by switzerland's central bank, but that had not prevented a sharp fall in its share price. let's get more on this with our business correspondent, marc ashdown....

that the country's biggest bank, ubs, has taken over its troubled rival — credit suisse — in an emergency measure designed to protect the swiss economy. credit suisse has seen its value plummet over the last week due to fears about the company's financial health. regulators in switzerland had spent the day trying to pave the way for a deal to be struck before the financial markets open tomorrow. here's the swiss president alain berset speaking at a press conference a short time ago. on friday, the liquidity showed that it was no longer possible to restore the necessary confidence...

the government of switzerland says that the country's biggest bank, ubs, has taken over its troubled rival, credit suisse, in an emergency measure designed to protect the swiss economy. credit suisse had been caught up in the market uncertainty triggered by the collapse, nine days ago, of america's silicon valley bank. it had been offered an emergency credit facility of more than $50 billion by switzerland's central bank, but that had not prevented a sharp fall in its share price. here's the swiss president, alain berset, speaking at a press conference a short time ago. on conference...

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