Their CEOs at the time presented their actions as being motivated by far-sighted benevolence and a concern for the well-being of the world as a whole. That may have been plausible, but the two banks also wanted to demonstrate publicly that they had better balance sheets than their weaker rivals.
特别要提一提领头儿的两个大机构：美国的花旗公司（Citicorp）和欧洲的德意志银行。当时的CEO把它们的行动演绎得仿佛是远见卓识加慈悲心肠的产物，是为了全世界的利益而力挽狂澜。这个动机也许成立，但两家银行也想向公众表明，它们的资产负债表状况好过实力较弱的竞争对手。在德国，德累斯顿银行和各州立银行就受不了这种冲击。