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''Banking''.

(APS).

A scheme through which the impaired assets held by a bank are identified and purchased by the government. 

Under such a scheme, the government may choose to establish a self-standing institution - often referred to as a 'bad bank' - to purchase and hold the impaired assets.


== See also ==
* [[Asset Protection Scheme]]
* [[Asset purchase programme]]
* [[Assured payment system]]
* [[Bad bank]]

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