Slovenia´s Banking Industry in Distress

Politics ♦ Published: February 5, 2013; 14:02 ♦ (Vindobona)

Due to the economic crisis, the lending business goes down. The indebtedness of the real economy remains high. Funding costs are increasing.

Slovenia´s Banking Industry in Distress / Picture: © Vindobona.org

For the majority of this year, Slovenian banks’ performance and the development of their financial risks have been defined on one hand by declining economic activity, a contraction in investment spending and a decline in household consumption, and on the other hand by slowing economic growth in the EU and the international financial markets’ lack of confidence in…