Explain with references

Lessons from the Global Financial Crisis of 2008

1. Which product was responsible as the origin for the crisis? Why?

2. Did bankers know their products were harmful? What was the banking industry context that made bankers feel pressured to continue the reckless lending?

3. How did the crisis spread from sub-prime borrowers to prime borrowers?

4. Which 2 products were primarily responsible for spreading the crisis into the wider global financial market?

5. How did governments change the rules to stop these harmful products?

6. Can such a banking crisis happen again? Can it happen in Maldives? Explain.