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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 ...
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 ...
Bank of Finland forecast : Finland's economy booming
(06.07.2018)
Bank of Finland. Bulletin 3/2018
Bank of Finland. Bulletin 3/2018
Finland's economic growth will continue and remain broadly based. Strong global demand, improved cost-competitiveness, growth in household income and favourable financing conditions will all support growth over the forecast ...
Profitable firms generate employment and pay higher wages
(29.06.2017)
Bank of Finland. Bulletin 3/2017
Bank of Finland. Bulletin 3/2017
An economy does not export products or create jobs – firms do. These are, however, very heterogeneous and often far from the average. Only the few 'superstars' of high productivity and profitability stand out distinctively ...
Assessing transition risks in banks’ corporate loan portfolios
(24.01.2023)
Bank of Finland Bulletin. Analysis
Bank of Finland Bulletin. Analysis
Climate change is forcing the economy to transit towards a more sustainable future. Transition risks are related to the process of adjustment to a low-carbon economy. Granular data are needed to analyse the transition ...
Corporate profits not indicating changes in firms’ pricing strategies
(05.07.2023)
Bank of Finland. Bulletin 2/2023
Bank of Finland. Bulletin 2/2023
The post-pandemic growth in corporate profits seen since the COVID-19 pandemic in countries other than Finland has been erroneously interpreted – also in Finland – as a signal of inflationary pressures generated by companies’ ...
Climate change must be fought : What does PACTA say about the transition risks for banks?
(19.07.2023)
Bank of Finland Bulletin. Analysis
Bank of Finland Bulletin. Analysis
Climate change is one of the great issues of our time. The need to rapidly reduce carbon dioxide emissions will adversely impact the operations of many companies, and may make old operations unprofitable. This may give ...