Britain's finance ministry and the Bank of England are working together to minimise the disruption that could stem from a collapse of the UK arm of Silicon Valley Bank , which has been seized by U.S. regulators, the ministry said on Saturday.
More than 250 UK tech firm chief executives signed a letter addressed to Jeremy Hunt, the British chancellor of the exchequer , calling for government intervention, a copy seen by Reuters shows.
"Most businesses are operating on very fine margins in the current economy and the contagion from the initial insolvencies will be vast and impact the economy far beyond the tech sector," the letter said., was considering a rescue bid for the UK arm of SVB.to place SVB UK into an insolvency procedure after U.S. regulators took over its parent company SVB Financial Group.
Britain's Department for Science, Innovation and Technology is also talking to the affected tech firms. A further statement will be issued after the talks on Saturday.
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