No bailout required to save Slovenian banks: EU sources

Slovenia is expected to need as much as €5 billion to recapitalise its banks, according to sources familiar with the matter, a figure some officials claim would not require an international bailout.

Burdened by some €7.9 billion of bad loans in its mostly state-owned banking sector, Slovenia is struggling to avoid becoming the eurozone's sixth member to seek international financial assistance.

• Primary Source

ESO: Background information: Slovenian central bank chief warns of looming bailout http://www.europeansources.info/record/slovenian-central-bank-chief-warns-of-looming-bailout/

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