EBA sees Europe banks needing 114.7 bln eur-sources

FRANKFURT | Thu Dec 8, 2011 10:43am EST

FRANKFURT Dec 8 (Reuters) - The European Banking Authority (EBA) sees the capital shortfall at European banks at 114.7 billion euros ($154 billion) following a fresh stress test, two financial sources told Reuters on Thursday.

The overall shortfall after including a sovereign capital buffer is 13.1 billion euros for German banks, 7.3 billion euros for French banks, 26.2 billion euros for Spanish banks, and 15.4 billion euros for the Italian banks, the sources said.

The banks have time until Jan. 20 to present their plans for recapitalisation and need to fulfill the capital requirements by end-June, they said.

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