Slovenia to Expand Bank Stress Test

Politics ♦ Published: August 19, 2013; 19:05 ♦ (Vindobona)

Instead of formarly three, ten banks are now supposed to be subjected to a stress test. Results are expected until the end of the year.

Slovenia to Expand Bank Stress Test / Picture: © NLB

Slovenia plans to extend the stress test for ten banks of its financial industry. The results are supposed to be publised until the end of this year, the central bank announced on Monday in Ljubljana. The finance ministry earlier planned to examine only the three biggest banking institutes, Nova Ljubljanska Banka, Nova KBM and Abanka Vipa, and publish the results still in summer. Now,…