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摘要

A string of Italian banks announced plans to shed non-performing loan portfolios last week, emboldened by even more ambitious schemes tabled by the likes of UniCredit and Monte dei Paschi di Siena. Popolare di Vicenza and Veneto Banca said they were preparing to sell €8bn in bad loans, as the two regional banks study a possible merger after being rescued by Italy's Atlante fund earlier this year. The two lenders held €8.5bn in bad debts at the end of June, out of a total of €17bn in doubtful loans - which represent 38% of their overall client loans.