Watch: Ueno Bank collapse: How Paraguay’s banking crisis unfolded | Business Matters

The collapse of Paraguay’s Ueno Bank left nearly 3 million customers unable to access their money, triggering a financial and political crisis. What went wrong, and how does a bank actually collapse? In this episode of Business Matters, we explain how banks operate, what triggers bank runs, and how risky lending, poor management and financial misconduct can push a bank towards insolvency. Comments have to be in English, and in full sentences.

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