Popolare Bari's administrator says 1.4 billion euro capital gap is 'initial estimate'
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ROME/MILAN (Reuters) - A potential 1.4 billion euro (1.2 billion pounds) capital shortfall at Banca Popolare di Bari is a base assumption which must be confirmed by an analysis of the ailing Italian bank's assets and risks, one its temporary administrators said on Wednesday.Last December, Popolare di Bari became the latest Italian bank to be rescued when a depositor protection fund financed by Italian banks (FITD) committed to covering up to half of an estimated capital increase of 1.4 billion..