Graphic shows banking sector assets of selected countries, including Ireland, Cyprus and Iceland prior to their financial crises, and assets of Royal Bank of Scotland and Lloyds Banking Group.

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Outsized banking system

September 11, 2014 - As a proportion of GDP the assets of Scottish banks are much larger than Iceland’s before its banking crash. Scotland’s two largest banks have announced that they will leave the country if voters back independence.