Central Bank Says Slovenian Banks Able to Lend Normally

Ljubljana, 6 September - The board of governors of Banka Slovenije discussed on Tuesday the operations of Slovenian banks in the first six months of 2011, establishing that their total pre-tax profit decreased by 27.4% year-on-year to EUR 58.7m. While loan activity continued to slow down, capital adequacy has improved and should allow normal financing.