Banca Carige confirms ECB has responded to capital plan

(ANSA) - Rome, March 18 - The board of directors of Banca Carige will meet Thursday to discuss the European Central Bank's response to their plan to fill a capital shortfall, officials said Wednesday.
    Cesare Castelbarco, bank president, confirmed rumours that the ECB has given its opinion of Carige's capital plan.
    That was triggered late last year when the ECB conducted a series of stability tests to measure the resiliency of major banks in the eurozone.
    Carige was found to be short on capital reserves, which it is now planning to augment.