Ljubljana, SloveniaMay 3
“… the share of so-called classified loans, that is loans that are either not being paid off or are being paid off late, in Slovenian banks is currently rising. Problematic debtors are to be found specifically in the ranks of physical persons with lower-than-average income or in the ranks of speculators who’d bought real estate in the past not for their own use but for leasing purposes. The rate of non-payers with a basic education and who are single has risen as well.
“According to Peter Kavčič, press spokesman for Bled Bank, these are the people who pose the highest risk for banks. According to Kavčič there is also, of course, a fundamental difference between various types of bank loans. The likelihood of default is up to four times higher with consumer loans t
