Kommunalkredit´s KA Finanz Needs New Guarantees

People ♦ Published: August 6, 2012; 19:45 ♦ (Vindobona)

Because of its exposure in Greece, the nationalized Austrian lender needs further guarantees from the Austrian state.

Kommunalkredit´s KA Finanz Needs New Guarantees / Picture: © Vindobona.org

At the moment, the bad bank of Kommunalkredit KA Finanz still has an exposure of € 297.1m in Greece. For KA Finanz, a Greek exit is a substantial risk factor. As guarantees for the exposure only come at € 243.3m, further guarantees of € 59.3m are required. In Greece, KA Finanz has already written off 70% of its assets.

The bad bank still has a remarkable size of investments…