Slovenian finance minister plans to address fears country will require bailout at Newsmaker

Slovenian Finance Minister Uros Cufer plans to address fears that his country will need a bailout at an National Press Club Newsmaker press conference on Friday, April 19 at 9 a.m. in the NPC's Lisagor Room.

NPC Newsmakers are open to members and the working press. No reservation required.

Fears are growing that Slovenia, which joined the Eurozone in 2009, will be the next country to require a bailout. Its economy is in the depths of its second recession in four years and is not forecast to return to growth until 2014. Its gross domestic product forecast was also recently sharply cut.

Cufer plans to present his view that Slovenia does not need help and outline planned reforms to revamp the deeply troubled and largely state-owned banking sector.