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European banks face stress test

The European Union and European Central Bank are pushing for more than 100 European banks to be stress tested, in an effort to avert another financial crisis.

Full list of European banks, which will stress tests:

Austria: Erste Group, RZB

Belgium: KBC Group, Dexia

Cyprus: Marfin Popular Bank, Bank of Cyprus

Denmark: Danske Bank, Jyske Bank, Sydbank

Finland: OP-Pohjola Group

France: BNP Paribas, Credit Agricole, BPCE, Societe Generale

Germany: Deutsche Bank, Commerzbank, Hypo Real Estate, Landesbank Baden-Wuerttemberg, Bayerische Landesbank, DZ Bank, Norddeutsche Landesbank, Deutsche Postbank, WestLB, HSH Nordbank, Landesbank Hessen-Thueringen, Landesbank Berlin, Dekabank Deutsche Girozentrale, WGZ Bank

Greece: National Bank of Greece, EFG Eurobank, Alpha Bank, Piraeus Bank Group, Agricultural Bank of Greece, TT Hellenic Postbank

Hungary: OTP Bank Nyrt., Jelzalogbank Nyilvanosan

Ireland: Bank of Ireland, Allied Irish Banks

Italy: Unicredit, Intesa SanPaolo, Monte dei Paschi di Siena, Banco Popolare, UBI Banca

Luxembourg: Banque et Caisse d'Epargne de l'Etat, Banque Raiffeisen

Malta: Bank of Valletta

Netherlands: ING Bank, Rabobank Group, ABN/Fortis Bank Nederland, SNS Bank

Poland: PKO Bank Polski

Portugal: Caixa Geral de Depositos, Millennium BCP, Espirito Santo Financial, Banco BPI

Slovenia: Nova Ljubljanska Banka

Spain: Banco Santander, BBVA, Jupiter, La Caixa, CAM, Banco Popular Espanol, Banco de Sabadell, Diada, Breogan, Mare Nostrum, Bankinter, Espiga, Banca Civica, Caja de Ahorros y M.P. de Zaragoza, Unicaja, Banco Pastor, Caja Sol, Bilbao Bizkaia Kutxa, Aurrezki Kutxa Eta Bahitetxea, Unnim, Caja de Ahorros y M.P. de Gipuzkoa y San Sebastian, CAI, Caja de Ahorros y M.P. de Cordoba, Banca March, Banco Guipuzcoano, Caja de Ahorros de Vitoria y Alava, Caja de Ahorros y M.P. de Ontinyent, Colonya - Caixa d'Estalvis de Pollensa

Sweden: Nordea Bank, SEB, Svenska Handelsbanken, Swedbank

UK: Royal Bank of Scotland, HSBC Holdings, Barclays, Lloyds Banking Group.

Source: Financial News
Date: 08.07.2010 [254]

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