Including write-downs, NPLs came to € billion, a figure which refers to the face value of the exposures and accordingly does not represent their actual weight in banks’ balance sheets. Out of € billion of NPLs, € billion pertained to situations in which regular repayments may resume, especially if the recovery gains momentum. Net bad loans, i.e.
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