Assessing EU-10 Banking Sector's Resilience to Credit Losses

Piatkowski, Marcin and Zalduendo, Juan (2010): Assessing EU-10 Banking Sector's Resilience to Credit Losses. Published in: Kwartalnik Nauk o Przedsiebiorstwie , Vol. 14, No. 2010/1 (1 January 2010): pp. 62-69.

Abstract

The article estimates the likely credit losses in the EU10 countries' banking sector, supposing that economic conditions were to deteriorate further, and that local currencies were depreciated. Factors that may affect the cumulative level of credit losses are discussed. The article concludes that even if the macroeconomic environment were to worsen, credit losses in the EU10 banking sector are likely to be substantial, but remain manageable.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: EU10, credit losses, banking sector, banking crisis
• Subjects: G - Financial Economics > G0 - General > G01 - Financial Crises; G - Financial Economics > G2 - Financial Institutions and Services > G20 - General

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