Austria: KA Finanz Not Planning On Needing More State Funds

Politics ♦ Published: April 23, 2013; 13:37 ♦ (Vindobona)

After last week’s S&P report said KA Finanz was prone to needing further state funding, the rating agency apologized to the banking institute.

Austria: KA Finanz Not Planning On Needing More State Funds / Picture: © Vindobona.org

KA Finanz, state-owned winding-down bank of nationalized-by-force Kommunalkredit Group will, according to bank manager Alois Steinbichler, apart from a debtor warant and a Basel III surcharge not need any further state support. The debtor warant comprises the federal guarantee of € 1bn which is due in July. Steinbichler announced that the bank will not require any state money this…