NKBM and Abanka Pass Stress Test Carried Out by Central Bank

Ljubljana, 26 July - The NKMB an Abanka Vipa banking groups both passed the stress test carried out by Banka Slovenije, the central bank. Different stress scenarios put NKBM's Tier 1 capital for 2011 at between 7.1 and 7.5% and Abanka's at 10 to 10.6%, both well above the 6% threshold, Monday's press releases by the two banks show.