LJUBLJANA (Reuters) - Euro zone member Slovenia, struggling to avoid becoming the currency bloc's next bailout case after Cyprus, will attempt an early rollover of debt on Wednesday to calm markets and ease pressure on its finances.
If successful, the move could buy time for Prime Minister Alenka Bratusek's four-week-old government to clean up its loss-making state-owned banks, sell public assets and push through austerity steps to cut the swollen budget deficit.
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