Slovenian Banks Exhibit Capital Gap of Almost € 5bn

People ♦ Published: December 12, 2013; 12:50 ♦ (Vindobona)

The capital gap of Slovenian banks comes at a total of 4.78bn, according to the stress test published today.

Slovenian Banks Exhibit Capital Gap of Almost € 5bn / Picture: © Vindobona.org

The projected capital gap of € 4.8bn was confirmed by the bank examinor. According to Bostjan Jazbec, governor of the Slovenian National Bank, the country will need to provide an amount of € 3.012bn. The three state banks, Nova Ljubljanska Banka (NLB), Nova Kreditna Banka Maribor (NKBM) and Abanka, will be capitalized as soon as the EU Commission gives green light. The other five…