Credit Suisse to borrow $54 billion from Swiss central bank

Credit Suisse to borrow $54 billion from Swiss central bank

FILE - Grey clouds cover the sky over a building of the Credit Suisse bank in Zurich, Switzerland, on Feb. 21, 2022. Battered shares of Credit Suisse lost more than one-quarter of their value Wednesday March 15, 2023, hitting a record low after its biggest shareholder — the Saudi National Bank — told outlets that it would not inject more money into the ailing Swiss bank. (Ennio Leanza/Keystone via AP, File)

GENEVA (AP) — Swiss bank Credit Suisse said Thursday it will move to shore up its finances, borrowing up to $54 billion from the central bank after its shares plunged, dragging down other major European lenders in the wake of bank failures in the United States.

Credit Suisse said would exercise an option to borrow up to 50 billion francs ($53.7 billion) from the central bank.