Financial Market
Financial Service Sector
Credit institutions in Slovenia provide financial services with the authorisation of the Bank of Slovenia, the country’s national bank. There are 14 banks operating in Slovenia (seven of which were direct subsidiaries of Eurosystem banks), 3 savings banks, and 4 branches of foreign (Eurosystem) banks. The banks have a market share of 95% of the banking system in terms of total assets.
Following multiple government recapitalisations there have been significant changes in the ownership structure of the banking system. In 2013 the government recapitalised five banks on the basis of a decision on state aid, after covering losses via the interests of existing owners, thereby becoming the sole owner.
As at 31 December 2014 the ownership structure of the Slovene banking system was the following:
- 7 subsidiary banks and 4 branches under full foreign ownership
- 7 banks under full domestic ownership
- 3 banks under majority domestic ownership
Banking sector ownership structure (in terms of equity)
The proportion of the banking system held by foreign investors as measured by equity stood at 30.3%, while the proportion under direct government ownership was 63%, and the proportion held by other domestic owners was 6.7%. Foreign banks had 35.2% market share in 2014 in terms of total assets.
Commercial banks in Slovenia
- Abanka
- Banka Koper
- Banka Sparkasse
- Dezelna banka Slovenije
- Gorenjska banka
- Hypo Alpe-Adria Bank
- Nova kreditna banka Maribor (NKBM)
- Nova Ljubljanska banka (NLB)
- Postna banka Slovenije (PBS) - bank group NKBM
- Raiffeisen banka
- Sberbank banka
- SKB banka
- SID Banka - Slovene Export and Development Bank
- UniCredit Banka Slovenija
Branches of foreign (Eurosystem) credit institutions in Slovenia
- BKS Bank
- Brüll Kallmus Bank
- RCI Banque Societe Anonyme
- Zveza Bank
