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Increased flood risks caused by climate change will also affect banks
(22.01.2021)
Bank of Finland Bulletin. Analysis
Bank of Finland Bulletin. Analysis
Due to climate change, extreme weather events will become more frequent, resulting in material damage to buildings and other infrastructure. In Finland, for example, this will probably increase the risk of coastal floods. ...
Record amount of credit granted to Finnish banks
(11.09.2020)
Bank of Finland. Bulletin 4/2020
Bank of Finland. Bulletin 4/2020
Since its inception the Eurosystem has implemented its monetary policy through credit operations conducted as tenders. In these operations, the Eurosystem grants credit against collateral to euro area banks in order to ...
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 ...
Editorial : Regulation has strengthened the financial system’s resilience
(05.05.2020)
Bank of Finland. Bulletin 2/2020
Bank of Finland. Bulletin 2/2020
The resilience of banks, firms, and households is being put to the test as the Finnish economy and the economies of its important trading partners experience a sharp contraction. However, financial institutions' solvency ...
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 ...
No credit without collateral
(11.09.2020)
Bank of Finland. Bulletin 4/2020
Bank of Finland. Bulletin 4/2020
In order for banks to obtain credit from the central bank and payments to be transmitted smoothly, adequate collateral is required. Collateral protects the central bank against the credit risk associated with the counterparty. ...