Belgian financial services giant
KBC Group is poised to release about €1 billion of expensive capital tied up in its Irish operation
as it sells its loans and deposits to exit the market, according to an analysis by a European brokerage.
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Mr Kluis said he expected the planned
sale of KBC’s almost €9 billion of performing loans and €5 billion of
deposits to [broken link removed], as well as the disposal of €1.4 billion of non-performing loans, to be completed in the first half of next year.