Stress Tests: Govt to Inject EUR 3.01BN into State-Owned Banks

Ljubljana, 12 December - Slovenia will earmark EUR 3.01bn for the recapitalisation of NLB, NKBM and Abanka Vipa, the country's three largest banks which have asked for the transfer of their non-performing loans to the bad bank.

Ljubljana Stress tests show capital shortfall of eight Slovenian banks in worst-case scenario would be EUR 4.78bn, FinMin Uroš Čufer (left) and central bank governor Boštjan Jazbec tell the press after the government session. Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Ljubljana
Stress tests show capital shortfall of eight Slovenian banks in worst-case scenario would be EUR 4.78bn, FinMin Uroš Čufer (left) and central bank governor Boštjan Jazbec tell the press after the government session.
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Ljubljana Stress tests show capital shortfall of eight Slovenian banks in worst-case scenario would be EUR 4.78bn, FinMin Uroš Čufer (pictured) and central bank governor Boštjan Jazbec tell the press after the government session. Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Ljubljana
Stress tests show capital shortfall of eight Slovenian banks in worst-case scenario would be EUR 4.78bn, FinMin Uroš Čufer (pictured) and central bank governor Boštjan Jazbec tell the press after the government session.
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Ljubljana Stress tests show capital shortfall of eight Slovenian banks in worst-case scenario would be EUR 4.78bn, FinMin Uroš Čufer (left) and central bank governor Boštjan Jazbec tell the press after the government session. Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Ljubljana
Stress tests show capital shortfall of eight Slovenian banks in worst-case scenario would be EUR 4.78bn, FinMin Uroš Čufer (left) and central bank governor Boštjan Jazbec tell the press after the government session.
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Ljubljana Stress tests show capital shortfall of eight Slovenian banks in worst-case scenario would be EUR 4.78bn, the finance minister and central bank governor tell the press after the government session. Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Ljubljana
Stress tests show capital shortfall of eight Slovenian banks in worst-case scenario would be EUR 4.78bn, the finance minister and central bank governor tell the press after the government session.
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

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