资料：Italy'snextgovernment,acoalitionbetweenthepopulistFiveStarMovementandthefar-rightNorthernLeague,isgivinginvestorsplentytoworryabout.Leakedplans,hastilyabandoned,suggesteditmightwanttoleavetheeuroorasktheEuropeanCentralBanktoforgive€250bn($292bn)ofItaliandebt.ButlessattentionhasbeenpaidtowhatitmightmeanforItalianbanks,andinparticularfortheirbiggestburden:non-performingloans(NPLs).Over€185bnofNPLswereoutstandingattheendof2017,themostforanycountryintheEuropeanUnion.(1) BycomparisonwithGreecewhereNPLsare45%ofloans,Italylooksmanageablewithjust11.1%.Andithasmadeprogress:inlate2015NPLswere16.8%ofloans.Butanywildpolicylurcheswouldputthatprogressinquestion.Theclean-upofbanks’bookshasreliedonopennesstoforeigninvestors.HugevolumesofNPLs(€37bnin2016andover€47bnin2017,accordingtoDeloitte,aconsultancy)havebeensoldbybanks,oftentospecialistAmericanhedgefundslikeCerberusCapitalManagementorFortress.(2) Theseso-calledvulturefundsmayfindlifeharderunderthenewgovernment.Giventheimportanceofbeingabletorepossessthecollateralforsecuredloans,NPLinvestorshavebeentakenabackbyaproposaltopreventanyactionagainstadebtorwithouttheinvolvementofacourt.Thiswouldruncountertoeffortstoincreasetheuseofout-of-courtsettlementforcollateralacrosstheEU.(3) ThefutureofGACS,aschemeforprovidinganItaliangovernmentguaranteetotheseniortranchesofNPLsecuritisations(withtheEU'sblessing),isalsoinquestion.Despiteaslowstartin2016,ithascometoplayalargerole.AnNPLsalelastyearbyUniCredit,alargebank,worth€l7.7bn,wassubjecttothescheme.Another€38bn-worhofItalianNPLdealsinprogresswillbetoo,accordingtoDebtwire,anewsservice.ButinvestorsnowworrythatGACSwillnotberenewedonceitexpires失效inSeptember,contrarytopreviousplans.(4) EuropeanregulatorshavemadeaconcertedefforttodealwithNPLs.InMarchtheEuropeanCommissionproposedlawstomakecross-borderoperationseasierfordebt(5) Marketshavedeepenedintandem.Aswellasthespecialistfundsdoinglargedeals,moreoptionsfortradingNPLshaveemerged.OneexampleisDebitos,atradingplatformthatstartedinGermanyandthatallowsinvestorstotradeinNPLsfrom11Europeancountries,includingItalyandGreece.Mostofitssalesarebetween€50mand€200mandinterestoftencomesfromlocalinvestors,saysTimurPeters,itsfounder—forexample,fromindividualswhobuyproperty—backedNPLsasawaytoacquirethoseproperties.(6) Aliquidpan-EuropeanmarketinNPLsoughttopreventbanks’badloansfromaccumulatingandthreateningtheirstability,asduringthemostrecentcrisis.ButItalywould,becauseofitssheersize,bethelargestsourceofsuchloansfortheforeseeablefuture.Andanymarketwithrealdoubtsaboutthelargestsupplierisalmostcertaintobeastuntedone.(7) Whenhearingtheleakedplans,NPLinvestorsfelt____________.
A.uneasy B.awkward C.furious D.indifferent正确答案A
