Rather than imposing the costs of the ECB’s and EFSF’s losses on European taxpayers, the banks’ creditors could give up some of their claims in exchange for receiving shares from the banks’ owners. Debt-equity swaps rescue the banks without rescuing their shareholders.
债务-股权交换将是一种更好的银行重组方式。银行债权人将不必让欧洲纳税人承担欧洲央行和EFSF的损失，可以放弃一些债权，换取银行股份。债务-股权交换可以拯救银行，而不会去拯救银行股东。