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Corona crisis has increased the risk of stagnation in the euro area
(09.11.2020)
Bank of Finland. Bulletin 5/2020
Bank of Finland. Bulletin 5/2020
Stagnation is a period of slow economic growth often characterised by low interest rates and low inflation. It is most commonly associated with the development of the Japanese economy since the early 1990s. In the euro ...
Alternative scenario : Recovery in global economy delayed
(17.01.2020)
Bank of Finland. Bulletin 5/2019
Bank of Finland. Bulletin 5/2019
Uncertainty in the global economy poses a substantial risk to the Finnish growth outlook. In 2019, growth in the main export markets has been slower than previously expected, and uncertainty factors may cause further ...
A fragile recovery from the pandemic crisis has begun
(09.11.2020)
Bank of Finland. Bulletin 5/2020
Bank of Finland. Bulletin 5/2020
The global economic crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic intensified in March 2020. The health crisis and the lockdown measures necessary to contain the epidemic led to an exceptionally sudden and sharp decline in ...
Balance sheet risks in monetary policy implementation
(11.09.2020)
Bank of Finland. Bulletin 4/2020
Bank of Finland. Bulletin 4/2020
Monetary policy implementation in recent years has largely centred on asset purchase programmes and long-term refinancing operations. As a result, the balance sheets of the Eurosystem national central banks have grown ...
Bank of Finland Bulletin: Bank of Finland articles on the economy 2/2020
(20.05.2020)
Bank of Finland. Bulletin 2/2020
Bank of Finland. Bulletin 2/2020
Nordic countries are vulnerable to housing market risks aggravated by the coronavirus pandemic
(20.05.2020)
Bank of Finland. Bulletin 2/2020
Bank of Finland. Bulletin 2/2020
The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is dampening the Nordic housing market in many ways. The economic outlook and consumer confidence in the economy have deteriorated precipitously. The restrictions imposed under the state ...
Coronavirus shock will further weaken bank profitability in the euro area
(20.05.2020)
Bank of Finland. Bulletin 2/2020
Bank of Finland. Bulletin 2/2020
Expectations of a deteriorating economic outlook increased the risks to banks’ operating environment even before the coronavirus pandemic spread to Europe. At the end of 2019, banks’ return on equity was 5.2%, compared ...
Accessible summary : Now is the time to deploy the rainy day buffers
(20.05.2020)
Bank of Finland. Bulletin 2/2020
Bank of Finland. Bulletin 2/2020
The corona crisis has impacted negatively on the Finnish economy and on the country’s banks and their customers in a number of ways. The banks now need to deploy the financial buffers they have been accumulating since the ...
Pandemic demonstrates necessity of risk buffers : financial stability assessment
(20.05.2020)
Bank of Finland. Bulletin 2/2020
Bank of Finland. Bulletin 2/2020
The coronavirus pandemic is rapidly pushing the global economy into a deep recession. Due to the effects of the pandemic, Finnish businesses are facing the most serious difficulties since the Finnish banking and economic ...
Banks must be able to finance firms and withstand loan losses amid the coronavirus pandemic
(20.05.2020)
Bank of Finland. Bulletin 2/2020
Bank of Finland. Bulletin 2/2020
Stricter capital requirements since the global financial crisis have improved the ability of banks to lend and absorb losses in a crisis situation like the coronavirus pandemic. A robust lending capacity is now needed to ...