Banca Carpatica will increase capital by some 70bn ROL (1.8m euros) by yearend, up to 475bn ROL, by including the patrimony re-evaluation and the exchange rate gaps. The bank’s shareholders will discuss the operation during the General Meeting on November 8. “Following the operation, the bank’s capital will increase from 405.7bn ROL to some 475bn ROL. Of the total amount, the reserves from last year’s net profit account for about 40-50bn ROL,” Carpatica president Nicolae Hoanta said. ZF