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1 – 10 of 53The 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…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB241413
ISSN: 2633-304X
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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…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB282705
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Banking liquidity, capital, and portfolio quality indicators were positive. Nevertheless, some foreign banks have departed amid doubts over instability, the lifting of capital…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB289292
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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…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB200029
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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…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB253726
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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…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB281046
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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…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB258371
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Georgian economic developments.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB244246
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Advanced world corporate debt risks.