Search results
1 – 10 of 115Doubts over three large European banks have driven down the stock prices of German and French banks even though the sector benefits from a comfortable return on equity, rising…
Details
DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB278332
ISSN: 2633-304X
Keywords
Geographic
Topical
The vote would have replaced current financial sustainability provisions with a squad-costs-to-revenue ratio akin to the salary caps used in US professional sports. The…
Details
DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB287514
ISSN: 2633-304X
Keywords
Geographic
Topical
The ECB stopped purchasing bonds this month after running its asset purchase programme (APP) since March 2015. The APP flooded commercial banks with liquidity in excess of their…
Details
DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB241413
ISSN: 2633-304X
Keywords
Geographic
Topical
After the government issued regulations to curb property developer borrowing in 2020, developers suffered a liquidity crisis and struggled to deliver pre-sold homes. Consumers…
Details
DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB282705
ISSN: 2633-304X
Keywords
Geographic
Topical
Banking liquidity, capital, and portfolio quality indicators were positive. Nevertheless, some foreign banks have departed amid doubts over instability, the lifting of capital…
Details
DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB289292
ISSN: 2633-304X
Keywords
Geographic
Topical
State-controlled PZU Group, Poland's largest insurer, was already bidding for a 25% stake in Italian-controlled mid-tier lender Alior Bank, and now wants to acquire Austrian-owned…
Details
DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB200029
ISSN: 2633-304X
Keywords
Geographic
Topical
Lockdowns to contain the spread of COVID-19 have slowed economic activity. Throughout Central, Eastern and South-eastern Europe (CESEE), there were major portfolio outflows in…
Details
DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB253726
ISSN: 2633-304X
Keywords
Geographic
Topical
Debt and deficit rules have failed. Fiscal policy has become a matter of negotiation between the Commission and EU countries, with the former's judgement mattering more than…
Details
DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB281046
ISSN: 2633-304X
Keywords
Geographic
Topical
The move raises Hellenic Bank’s market share and considerably improves its asset quality, and followed an announcement by market leader Bank of Cyprus on August 28 that it had…
The government and central bank are looking for ways to strengthen the country’s banking system, which is beset by low capital adequacy ratios (CARs) and rising non-performing…