By Maarten van Tartwijk AMSTERDAM--Dutch financial services company ING Groep NV (INGA.AE) said Thursday that it plans to repay some state aid by the end of this year. ING received a 10 billion euro ($12.53 billion) government bailout in 2008 and still owes the Dutch state EUR3 billion, plus a 50% repayment premium. The Dutch group initially wanted to fully repay the loan this year, but shelved this plan in the face of macroeconomic uncertainties and stricter capital requirements. ING said in a statement that it "aims to repay another tranche this year" by using the proceeds from the sale of ING Direct USA to Capital One Financial Corp. (COF) and debt exchange. It didn't specify when it plans to repay the remainder. The company is currently in the process of divesting its Asian insurance operations. The proceeds from that deal will be used to reduce leverage at the holding company. Write to Maarten van Tartwijk at maarten.vantartwijk@dowjones.com
