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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10903
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ECONOMY - BUSINESS / (ae) competition

Liquidation aid for Ukio Bank gets go-ahead

Brussels, 20/08/2013 (Agence Europe) - In mid-August, the European Commission authorised Lithuanian state aid of €231.4 million for the liquidation plan for Lithuanian bank Ukio Bankas.

Some of Ukio Bankas' assets were transferred to AB Siauliu Bankas, selected in a competitive process. The state aid bridged the gap between the value of the transferred assets and Ukio Bankas' liabilities. The Commission found the aid measure to be in line with its guidance on state aid to banks during the...