The Commission notes that BIC has suggested that the combined entity could maintain a core tier 1 ratio of [10-18] % in the event it were to give back non-performing loans, by extending new credit to the economy. The Commission considers that such a measure would not limit the aid to the minimum for the following reasons.
La Commission fait remarquer que BIC a indiqué que l’entité combinée pourrait maintenir un taux de capital de base de niveau 1 de [10-18] % si elle rétrocédait les prêts non productifs, par l'octroi de nouveaux crédits à l’économie.