Slovenian banks deteriorated markedly in recent years as a result of the unfavorable operating environment and weak governance …. Despite some deleveraging, banks continued to depend heavily on wholesale funding from abroad. Slovenia’s rebalancing …

In various writings Karl Marx made references to an "aristocracy of finance" in Western Europe and the United States … decades, and especially in the context of the current crisis, a new "aristocracy of finance" has emerged, as corporate … holdings of the public debt have become rapidly concentrated in favor of large corporations classified within Finance …

Management Department (FRMD) within the Ministry of Finance. The stated objective of the new department would be to strengthen … finance on issues of fiscal risk and recommending actions to mitigate risks; and (iii) coordinating all government entities …