Abanka Vipa to Close Year With EUR 40M Profit

Ljubljana, 6 December - Abanka Vipa, Slovenia's third-largest bank, is to end 2007 total assets of nearly EUR 3.5bn, which is a 20% rise on 2005. Net profit for the year is to amount to more than EUR 40m, Abanka chairman Ales Zajdela told the press on Thursday.