I december kommer Troikaen (EU, IMF og ECB) på besøg i Slovenien. Landets 3 største banker holdes kunstigt i live og vil gerne have en masse milliarder. BNP faldt 2,7% i 2013 og forventes at falde yderligere 1% i 2014.
Rekapitalisering af Sloveniens banker forventes alene at koste yderligere 11% i statsgæld. Sloveniens statsgæld er "kun" 63% af BNP, men er steget fra 22% på bare 5 år. Så der er fart på, men den gale vej. EuroZonen er i sandhed en "festlig" forening.
"In this respect Slovenia is a textbook case of the problem that has plagued other parts of the euro zone: the link between weak banks, which governments end up recapitalising at great expense, and weak government finances. It was severe banking crises that pushed Ireland and Spain as well as Cyprus to call for help."
"But Slovenia’s predicament also arises from its history. It has been slower to dismantle public ownership than Europe’s other formerly communist countries. Most notably, the three biggest banks are all still state-controlled."
