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Winners and losers in industrial profitability
(27.01.2017)
Bank of Finland. Bulletin 5/2016
Bank of Finland. Bulletin 5/2016
Despite the recent weakness in profitability, operating profits in Finnish manufacturing have generally developed steadily. After the electronic and electrical industry, the chemical industry, particularly the pharmaceutical ...
Are weakly profitable firms suppressing economic growth?
(06.07.2018)
Bank of Finland. Bulletin 3/2018
Bank of Finland. Bulletin 3/2018
Unprofitable ‘zombie’ firms have been on the rise in Finland, both proportionately and in absolute terms, since the beginning of the 2000s. At most, they have accounted for approximately 10% of all labour and capital ...
Public finances carried households and businesses through the COVID-19 crisis
(24.06.2021)
Bank of Finland. Bulletin 3/2021
Bank of Finland. Bulletin 3/2021
A large number of firms fell into distress due to the COVID-19 pandemic and many households have been significantly affected by furloughs and lay-offs. However, the non-financial corporations sector improved its overall ...
Low interest rates place a strain on the banks
(07.06.2016)
Bank of Finland. Bulletin 2/2016
Bank of Finland. Bulletin 2/2016
The current exceptionally low level of interest rates promotes price stability and economic growth in the euro area, but it also puts a strain on retail banking profitability. In Finland, the banks’ most important source ...
Finland, the land of branches : the landscape of the Nordic banking sector
(29.05.2017)
Bank of Finland. Bulletin 2/2017
Bank of Finland. Bulletin 2/2017
The Finnish, Swedish, Norwegian and Danish banking sectors have broadly similar strengths and weaknesses. Their profitability is strong, capital adequacy solid, and loan losses have been at historically low levels for a ...
Cost competitiveness is key in replacing lost trade with Russia
(21.06.2022)
Bank of Finland. Bulletin 2/2022
Bank of Finland. Bulletin 2/2022
Finland’s cost competitiveness has strengthened in recent years, but it has yet to fully recover to the level attained before the 2008 financial crisis. Based on current projections, cost competitiveness will improve ...
Banks concerned about profitability and the sustainability of their operating models
(07.06.2016)
Bank of Finland. Bulletin 2/2016
Bank of Finland. Bulletin 2/2016
The year got off to an uncertain start for the European banking sector, and market turbulence was strong in the first half of 2016. The uncertainty has reflected increased concerns about the growth prospects for the global ...
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
Companies respond to the corona crisis by adjusting labour costs
(29.06.2020)
Bank of Finland. Bulletin 3/2020
Bank of Finland. Bulletin 3/2020
The corona pandemic and the related lockdown measures have led to a strong contraction in business turnover and weakening of profitability, particularly in the service industries. If the profitability crisis persists, it ...
The impact of digitalisation on bank profitability
(29.05.2019)
Bank of Finland. Bulletin 2/2019
Bank of Finland. Bulletin 2/2019
The profitability of the European banking sector is weaker than 10 years ago or compared with banks outside the EU. However, the average figures conceal market differences among EU banks.