On the next day, September 30, the governments of Belgium, France, and Luxembourg injected capital into Dexia, a bank with assets of more than $ billion, and the Irish government guaranteed the deposits and most other liabilities of six large Irish financial institutions.
Mario Draghi: ECB press conference - introductory statement Introductory statement by Mr Mario Draghi, President of the European Central Bank, and Mr Vítor Constâncio, Vice-President of the European Central Bank, Frankfurt am Main, 26 October 2017. * * * Ladies and gentlemen, the Vice-President and I are very pleased to welcome you to our press conference.