MPS in focus as hopes fade on lasting NPL fix

Tyler Davies

July 07, 2016 09:00 am

MontePaschiSiena 230x150 — A view of a "Monte Dei Paschi di Siena" bank branch in Milan, Italy, Sunday, Oct.26, 2014. The European Central Bank says 13 of Europe's 130 biggest banks have flunked an in-depth review of their finances and need an extra 10 billion euros ($12.5 billion) to cushion themselves against any future crises. ECB officials said Sunday the test had been tougher than similar reviews in 2011 and 2010, which gave a pass to banks that later needed bailouts. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno) | Luca Bruno/AP/Press Association Images

Monte dei Paschi di Siena (MPS) has become a symbol of Italy’s banking woes, but a private sector salve will not end the lender’s non-performing loan (NPL) problem. A poor performance in the European Banking Authority’s (EBA) 2016 stress tests will only hammer home the size of the mountain left to climb, writes Tyler Davies.

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