IMF Says Bank Measures Urgent, Confident Slovenia Can Manage Alone

Ljubljana, 28 October - The annual mission of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has highlighted the need for Slovenia to fix its ailing banks as the country's top priority. IMF mission chief Antonio Spilimbergo voiced confidence at a press conference on Monday that Slovenia can still do so on its own.

Ljubljana IMF Mission Chief for Slovenia Antonio Spilimbergo (right), central bank Governor Boštjan Jazbec (centre) and Finance Minister Uroš Čufer (left) talking to the press. Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Ljubljana
IMF Mission Chief for Slovenia Antonio Spilimbergo (right), central bank Governor Boštjan Jazbec (centre) and Finance Minister Uroš Čufer (left) talking to the press.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Ljubljana IMF Mission Chief for Slovenia Antonio Spilimbergo (right), central bank Governor Boštjan Jazbec (centre) and Finance Minister Uroš Čufer (left) talking to the press. Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Ljubljana
IMF Mission Chief for Slovenia Antonio Spilimbergo (right), central bank Governor Boštjan Jazbec (centre) and Finance Minister Uroš Čufer (left) talking to the press.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Ljubljana IMF Mission Chief for Slovenia Antonio Spilimbergo (right), central bank Governor Boštjan Jazbec (centre) and Finance Minister Uroš Čufer (left) talking to the press. Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Ljubljana
IMF Mission Chief for Slovenia Antonio Spilimbergo (right), central bank Governor Boštjan Jazbec (centre) and Finance Minister Uroš Čufer (left) talking to the press.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Ljubljana IMF Mission Chief for Slovenia Antonio Spilimbergo (right), central bank Governor Boštjan Jazbec (centre) and Finance Minister Uroš Čufer (left) talking to the press. Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Ljubljana
IMF Mission Chief for Slovenia Antonio Spilimbergo (right), central bank Governor Boštjan Jazbec (centre) and Finance Minister Uroš Čufer (left) talking to the press.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

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