Press release from the meeting of the Governing Board of the Bank of Slovenia on 2 December 2008

1. At today’s meeting the Governing Board of the Bank of Slovenia was briefed on current economic and financial trends, and approved the release of the November 2008 Economic and Financial Developments. 

2. The Governing Board of the Bank of Slovenia was briefed on current banking operations and developments on the capital markets. 

3. The Governing Board of the Bank of Slovenia issued newly established KD Banka d.d., Neubergerjeva 30, 1000 Ljubljana authorisation to provide banking services, mutually recognised financial services and ancillary financial services. At the same time it issued authorisation to acquire a qualifying holding, by which KD Group, finančna družba, d.d. becomes the parent undertaking of KD Banka d.d.