Ssangyong Oil Refining, the biggest shareholder in Ssangyong Motor, boasts shareholders' equity of 1.1 trillion won and a capital-reserve ratio of 385%.

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In another measure, the ratio of price to tangible book value (shareholders' equity minus intangibles like goodwill), Citi is close to typical at 3.6.

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But if banks have months to reach their target, they can avoid raising new equity, which would dilute their shareholders' stakes, and instead move to the required ratio by shrinking their balance-sheets.

ECONOMIST: Economic crisis