Banks are getting rid of bonds and the share of Czech state bonds held by domestic banks is falling, one of the reasons being prospects of better times," the local daily wrote today. Domestic banks held state bonds for around CZK 626 bln in 2012 or 39.24% of the total volue of bonds, while at the end of July it was CZK 590 bln, the banks´ exposure to state bonds down at 36.6 %, the paper said. A major reason behind this change is a better economic outlook which represents a potential growth in loans on the part of firms as well as households as a result of which banks will be able to make relatively safe investments elsewhere, LN noted. /slightly positive/