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Why did Europe not support it?
The story mentions the bank 'struggled to win support from bigger European countries'. Many larger European nations, like France and Germany, have well-established national defence industries and existing mechanisms for funding and supporting them, making a new, Canada-led bank less appealing or necessary for their specific needs.
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