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Journal articles on the topic "Banks and banking – European Union countries"
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Kolia, Dimitra Loukia, and Simeon Papadopoulos. "Integration in banking efficiency: a comparative analysis of the European Union, the Eurozone, and the United States banks." Journal of Capital Markets Studies 6, no. 1 (November 30, 2021): 48–70. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jcms-08-2021-0026.
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PurposeThis paper investigates the development of efficiency and the progress of banking integration in the European Union by checking for convergence among banks of European and Eurozone countries as well as contrasting the results with those of United States banks.Design/methodology/approachInitially, we employ the two-stage semi-parametric double bootstrap DEA method, which absorbs the effects of possible integration barriers in the measurement of efficiency. Afterwards, we apply a panel data model, in order to investigate the process of banking integration by testing for convergence and for convergent clusters in banking efficiency.FindingsOur main findings show that the bank efficiency of the US is considerably higher than that of the Eurozone and the European Union. Although there is no evidence of convergence across the banking groups, our results indicate the presence of club convergence. We also conclude that the US banking system is closer to convergence than the Eurozone and the European Union banks. Nevertheless, this outcome is subject to change in the future due to the fact that Eurozone and European Union banks' speed of convergence is higher than that of US banks.Originality/valueOur survey is unique in trying to check for convergence while controlling for country-specific and bank-specific factors that affect the efficiency of European and Eurozone banks. Moreover, recent literature does not compare the convergence of efficiency of Eurozone, European and US banking. Finally, in our paper special consideration was given to the comparison of commercial, cooperative and savings banks, as subsets of our banking groups.
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Mol-Gómez-Vázquez, Ana, Ginés Hernández-Cánovas, and Johanna Koëter-Kant. "Do foreign banks intensify borrower discouragement? The role of developed European institutions in ameliorating SME financing constraints." International Small Business Journal: Researching Entrepreneurship 38, no. 1 (August 3, 2019): 3–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0266242619868231.
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The growing activity of foreign banks in most European countries may increase financing constraints by intensifying the problem of borrower discouragement. We provide new evidence of this association by analysing a sample of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) operating in 25 developed and developing European countries. We find that financing constraints increase with foreign banks for those SMEs operating in countries where the share of banking assets owned by foreign banks is above 34%. Our results also show that borrower discouragement may decrease, or increase less, with the presence of foreign banks for SMEs operating in countries with high income, with cheap debt enforcement mechanisms, or having a private bureau that provides credit information about firms and individuals. These results suggest that unification towards better institutions needs to occur in Europe before the banking union progresses to a more open banking system.
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Tsyganov, Alexander A., and Sergey V. Maslennikov. "INSURANCE REGULATION PECULIARITIES IN THE BANK INSURANCE PRACTICE IN THE EUROPEAN UNION." Banking law 6 (December 10, 2020): 44–57. http://dx.doi.org/10.18572/1812-3945-2020-6-44-57.
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In the Russian Federation, bancassurance has already become a relatively common type of interactions between banks and their customers in selling insurance, with banks being the main channels for distributing insurance services in exchange for commission. Borrowers are known to be the weaker side of a contract, which leads to banks impose insurance services and commission, which the banks may capitalize on. This indicates a significant issue for the local antitrust and banking regulations. The article describes the expertise in managing these activities in the member countries of the European Union and provides recommendations for a possible legal regulation of insurance and banking activities in Russia.
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Vunjak, Nenad, Miloš Dragosavac, Jelena Vitomir, and Petra Stojanović. "Central and South – Eastern Europe Banking Sectors in the Sustainable Development Function." ECONOMICS 8, no. 1 (June 1, 2020): 51–60. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/eoik-2020-0009.
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AbstractChanges in banking sectors with the onset of the global financial crisis were related to: globalization, sector deregulation, technological change and financial innovation. Structural changes within banking services (at the end of the 20th century) relate to: the consolidation of banks, the merging of banking and non-banking financial institutions and their competition with one another. Significant place in the part of sustainable development belongs to bank performance, vision and mission of banks. The corporate vision of banks should be the “framework” for the future development of a bank. The corporate mission should be a “roadmap” to the realization of the bank’s vision and an expression of the business philosophy of the bank in question.It is of particular importance for the banking sectors of the CEE countries to define: the vision, the mission, the situational analysis and the planned long-term goals of the bank. With the advent of the global financial crisis, the financial activity of banks in the Central and Southeastern European region decreased, as the number of attractive fusion and acquisition banks in the region concerned was reduced.The aim of the research is to determine the importance of the vision, mission and clearly set goals in banks, where the analysis of banking sectors in 13 countries over a period of 11 years was carried out. The analysis of GDP and its growth in the period from 2008 to 2018 indicates a dynamic growth in the countries of Central Europe and some countries of Southeast Europe. The analysis of the assets of the banking sector and its share in GDP indicates the dominant participation of the countries of Central and Southeastern Europe that are members of the European Union relative to the candidate countries for EU member states. Analysis of the banking sector of the influx countries shows that more than 70% of the banking market in Southeast European countries is influenced by foreign highly developed banking groups. Sustainable development can only be achieved through the active joint action of the banking sectors of the Central and Southeast European countries.
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Anarfi, Daniel, and Danuše Nerudová. "Profit Shifting and the Tax Response of Multinational Banks in Eastern Europe." Acta Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis 66, no. 3 (2018): 729–36. http://dx.doi.org/10.11118/actaun201866030729.
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The aim of the paper is to measure the amount of profit shifting within the banking sector in Eastern European countries. The paper uses firm‑level bank data from the Bankscope database of multinational subsidiary banks operating in Eastern Europe for a period of 10 years (2006-2015). An empirical analysis is performed on the panel data to identify the profit‑shifting activities of these banks. Focusing on the banking sector of Eastern European countries, which are a microcosm of the European Union, substantial evidence of profit shifting is found and confirms that banks have enhanced tax‑planning opportunities similar to firms from different jurisdictions. The paper also seeks to contribute to recommendations on how fair and sustainable taxation and social policy reforms can increase the economic stability of the EU member states.
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Ungureanu, Maria Cristina. "Banks: regulation and corporate governance framework." Corporate Ownership and Control 5, no. 2 (2008): 449–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.22495/cocv5i2c4p6.
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The banking sector industry is somewhat unique because it is simultaneously consolidating and diversifying. Banks’ major role in stabilising the financial systems of countries and in spurring their economic growth explains the particularities of their own corporate governance. The specificity of banks, the volatility of financial markets, increased competition and diversification expose banks to risks and challenges. The banking industry is heavily regulated and supervised in every country around the globe. This, in turn, establishes a particular corporate governance system. The paper lays out the specific attributes of banks that influence their regulatory and supervisory environment, which, in turn, creates a unique corporate governance framework for the banking industry. The paper emphasises the benefits and limits of regulations and supervision on banks’ corporate governance and focuses its empirical results on the European Union countries.
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SHULGA, Natalia, and Serhii SAVLUK. "Innovations in strengthening the stability of European Union banks and their synchronization in Ukraine." Fìnansi Ukraïni 2023 (November 2, 2023): 48–61. http://dx.doi.org/10.33763/finukr2023.09.048.
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Introduction. The European Commission took a new step in the development of the system of financial security of banking sector and protection of the interests of depositors and creditors of banks, approving Document 52023DC0225 “On the review of the crisis management and deposit insurance framework contributing that completing the Banking Union”, which, together with the previously created regulatory framework, are extremely useful for Ukraine in order to harmonize financial legislation with the requirements of the European Union. Problem Statement. Determining the vectors of development, the system of banking regulation and supervision, guaranteeing deposits of various categories of bank` clients in the countries-members of the European Union, as well as preparing recommendations for synchronizing this experience in Ukraine. Purpose. Disclosure of modern trends in reforming the system of banking regulation and supervision, protection of bank depositors in EU countries, as well as outlining prospects for further use of this experience in Ukraine. Methods. General scientific and special methods of analysis, synthesis, grouping, description, comparison, calibration of important elements, abstract and logical, generalization are used. Results. Three pillars are defined, on which the unified system of banking regulation and supervision in the EU member states is based; the concept of “Resolution” in relation to banks is analyzed; the genesis of the EU legislation regarding banks recover and liquidation has been recreated, taking into account the innovations in 2023; a comparative analysis of the approaches of the EU and Ukraine regarding the rehabilitation/liquidation of banks and the banks deposit guarantee system is carried out; conceptual directions for the development of Ukrainian legislation in this area are proposed. Conclusions. The European Union continues to adopt measures aimed at strengthening the financial stability of the Banking Union and increasing trust in banks of all economic entities. The EU is developing a new vector of financial policy aimed at early diagnosis of bank problems, introduction of an adequate crisis management system as opposed to their preventive liquidation. The range of coverage by the deposit guarantee system is expanding not only for the population, but also for businesses, pension funds, municipalities and other bodies, while maintaining the maximum compensation amount of EUR 100,000. The introduction of this approach and other innovations in the system of guaranteeing banking financial security in Ukraine should be considered in the post-war period. At the same time, in our opinion, it would be expedient to form: a fund guaranteeing deposits of socially significant organizations and enterprises with a limit on the size of the maximum compensation; the mechanism of resolution of banks with the corresponding financing fund; the system of early replacement of the management of problem banks and the bail-in mechanism.
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Santillán-Salgado, Roberto. "Banking concentration in the European Union during the last fifteen years." Panoeconomicus 58, no. 2 (2011): 245–66. http://dx.doi.org/10.2298/pan1102245s.
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The increase in the concentration of the banking industry across European Union countries during the last fifteen years can be explained in terms of: a) global factors, like the comprehensive adoption of technological innovations, the intensification of competition that has resulted from the deregulation of the financial sector and, more recently, as a consequence of the government interventions and forced acquisitions prompted by the 2007-2009 financial crisis; and, b) factors that have been specific to the E.U., in particular, the structural changes that took place in the region as a result of the creation of the Single Financial Market (1993) and the introduction of the euro (1999). This work analyzes the concentration process of the banking industry in the E.U. during the last fifteen years giving preeminence to the strategic choices made by the region?s commercial banks. It also reports the most visible E.U. banks? M&As and government interventions that resulted from the 2007-2009 financial crisis, make a preliminary evaluation of the outcomes, and suggests possible future trends for the banking industry in the region.
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Gibilaro, Lucia, and Gianluca Mattarocci. "Cross-border banking and foreign branch regulation in Europe." Journal of Financial Regulation and Compliance 29, no. 3 (May 13, 2021): 280–96. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jfrc-08-2020-0072.
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Purpose This paper aims to examine the relevance of cross-border activity in the European banking sector, evaluating the role of differences in regulation to explain the level of interest in entering foreign markets. Design/methodology/approach The sample considers all banks in the European Union (EU 28) existing at year-end 2017, and information about the ultimate owners’ nationality to classify local and foreign banks is collected. The analysis provides a mapping of regulatory restrictions for foreign banks and evaluates how they impact the role of foreign players in the deposit and lending markets. Findings Results show that the lower are the capital adequacy requirements, the higher are the amounts of loans and deposits offered by non-European Economic Area banks and, additionally, the higher the probability of having a foreign bank operating in the country. Originality/value This paper provides new evidence on regulatory arbitrage opportunities in the EU and outlines differences among EU countries not previously studied.
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Druhov, Oleksiy, Vira Druhova, and Olena Pakhnenko. "THE INFLUENCE OF FINANCIAL INNOVATIONS ON EU COUNTRIES BANKING SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT." Marketing and Management of Innovations, no. 3 (2019): 167–77. http://dx.doi.org/10.21272/mmi.2019.3-13.
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This article summarizes the arguments and counterarguments in the framework of the scientific discussion on determining priority directions of developing banking systems, modern problems and prospects of introduction of financial innovations in the process of development of banking services. Its pace and current trends require a completely scientific basis. Accordingly, the purpose of the study is to determine the impact of modern information technology in the banking systems of the European Union countries and the future prospects for their development. For this purpose, the hypothesis was, first of all, proposed that the level of business activity of the banking activity is related to the level of development of the country's economy and it will determine in the future the development of the banking systems of these countries. An appropriate empirical study was conducted to confirm this hypothesis. The systematization of literary sources and approaches to the solution of this problem has shown that in scientific sources the analysis of the impact of financial innovations on the banking systems of individual European Union countries is mainly carried out. Taking into account the different levels of development of these countries, these studies do not allow us to make conclusions and suggestions as to the future of European banks. Electronic banking, the creation of a large number of fi tech companies, crypto volume, blockade – radically change the classical banking business. These changes are gaining momentum and the future of the banking system is now very ambiguous. Will classical banks be able to function effectively, or will new financial companies come to their place? What should I do to manage the bank to lay the groundwork for its successful operation, in the context of the rapid development of information technology? Who and how will regulate global financial markets? There are no clear answers to these questions. The methodical toolkit of the study was a clustering method, methods of systematization, grouping, comparison, expert evaluations. The study period covers 2015-2018, which shows the most rapid dynamics of changes in the processes of customer service of banks from the offline to the online sphere. In addition, this period of time is characterized by the rapid development of financial innovation, which radically changes the approaches to traditional banking activities. The article presents the results of cluster analysis, the results of which allowed to group the countries of the European Union at different levels of digitalization. As a result, it was found that the most advanced economies and the most developed countries have the highest level of deductibility of banking activity (related to clusters 2 and 1). As a higher level of economic development provides more opportunities for investment, Internet access and better education of the population. In addition, it can be argued that it is the countries from the first group in the near future will or will become leaders in the European market of banking services, and it is on them that they will need to be guided by the orientation of the development of the banking system. The results of empirical analysis, have shown that banking institutions understand the lack of prospects of activities without financial innovation. On the other hand, as the study showed, such activity is characterized by high-risk banks. The issue of safety of up-to-date financial transactions is extremely important for supervisors who can not at the moment agree on what measures to apply and implement in order to minimize the risks of financial transactions. The study empirically confirms and theoretically proves that it is important to understand and justify the basic principles of the future development of banks, to identify and develop measures to minimize the levels of financial risks associated with the implementation of financial innovations, as well as to simply understand and evaluate changes expected by users of banking services during the next 5 to 10 years. The results of the research can be useful for scientists, management of banking and other financial institutions, as well as for users of banking services.
Dissertations / Theses on the topic "Banks and banking – European Union countries"
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Pasiouras, Fotios. "Development of bank acquisition targets prediction models." Thesis, Coventry University, 2005. http://curve.coventry.ac.uk/open/items/ecf1b00d-da92-9bd2-5b02-fa4fab8afb0c/1.
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This thesis develops a range of prediction models for the purpose of predicting the acquisition of commercial banks in the European Union using publicly available data. Over the last thirty years, there have been approximately 30 studies that have attempted to identify potential acquisition targets, all of them focusing on non-bank sectors. We consider that prediction models developed specifically for the banking industry are essential due to the unusual structure of banks' financial statements, differences in the environment in which banks operate and other specific characteristics of banks that in general distinguish them from non-financial firms. We focus specifically on the EU banking sector, where M&As activity has been considerable in recent years, yet academic research relating to the EU has been rather limited compared to the case of the US. The methodology for developing prediction models involved identifying past cases of acquired banks and combining these with non-acquired banks in order to evaluate the prediction accuracy of various quantitative classification techniques. In this study, we construct a base sample of commercial banks covering 15 EU countries, and financial variables measuring capital strength, profit and cost efficiency, liquidity, growth, size and market power, with data in both raw and country-adjusted (i.e. raw variables divided by the average of the banking sector for the corresponding country) form. In order to allow for a proper comparative evaluation of classification methods, we select common subsets of the base sample and variables with high discriminatory power, dividing the sample period (1998-2002) into training sub-sample for model development (1998-2000), and holdout sub-sample for model evaluation (2001-2002). Although the results tend to support the findings of studies on non-financial firms, highlighting the difficulties in predicting acquisition targets, the prediction models we develop show classification accuracies generally higher than chance assignment based on prior probabilities. We also consider the use of equal and unequal matched holdout samples for evaluation, and find that overall classification accuracy tends to increase in the unequal matched samples, implying that equal matched samples do not necessarily overstate the prediction ability of models. The main goal of this study has been to compare and evaluate a variety of classification methods including statistical, econometric, machine learning and operational research techniques, as well as integrated techniques combining the predictions of individual classification methods. We found that some methods achieved very high accuracies in classifying non-acquired banks, but at the cost of relatively poor accuracy performance in classifying acquired banks. This suggests a trade-off in achieving high classification accuracy, although some methods (e.g. Discriminant) performed reasonably well in terms of achieving balanced overall classification accuracies of above chance predictions. Integrated prediction models offer the advantage of counterbalancing relatively poor performance of some classification methods with good performance of others, but in doing so could not out-perform all individual classification methods considered. In general, we found that the outcome of which method performed best depended largely on the group classification accuracy considered, as well as to some extent on the choice of the discriminatory variables. Concerning the use of raw or country-adjusted data, we found no clear effect on the prediction ability of the classification methods.
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Seiter, Corina. "Vergleich historischer Währungsunionen und Zentralbankensysteme als Lehrstück für die Europäische Wirtschafts- und Währungsunion /." Berlin : Dissertation.de, 2002. http://bvbr.bib-bvb.de:8991/F?func=service&doc_library=BVB01&doc_number=009800656&line_number=0001&func_code=DB_RECORDS&service_type=MEDIA.
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Henriksson, Daniel, and Anna Ottosson. "Does competition in the EU banking market lead to lower interest margins? : A panel data analysis on how market competition affects banks interest margin across EU countries." Thesis, Södertörns högskola, Nationalekonomi, 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:sh:diva-45817.
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This study analyses the bank market competition and bank interest margins in the European Union member countries banking sector during the period 2007–2019, using panel data analysis and aggregated data for each country ́s banking sector. Our starting point is the theory about market structure and two structural indexes are used as proxies of the degree of market competition. The methodology is based on the model developed by Ho and Saunders (1981), where the bank is viewed as a risk averse dealer amongst borrowers and lenders. This model has later been extended to fit analyses on nationally aggregated levels, which is appropriate in this study. The result show that bank concentration is not statistically significant in explaining variability of interest margin in the EU banking sectors. Instead, the statistically significant determinants of interest margins are more bank specific variables, such as average operating cost and credit risk. Although this study cannot claim economic significance, it provides information that economic policies should be designed to lower average operating cost rather than market competition, in order to lower interest margin.I denna studie analyserar vi konkurrensen på bankmarknaden och bankernas räntemarginaler i Europeiska unionens medlemsländers banksektor under perioden 2007–2019, genom paneldataanalys och aggregerad data för varje lands banksektor. Vår utgångspunkt är teorin om marknadsstruktur och vi använder två strukturella mått för att mäta konkurrens på marknaden. Metoden är baserad på den modell som Ho and Saunders (1981) utformade, där banken ses som en riskavert förmedlare mellan låntagare och långivare. Modellen har sedan utökats till att lämpa sig för analyser på en nationellt aggregerad nivå, vilket är passande för denna studie. Resultatet visar att konkurrens på bankmarknaden inte på ett statistiskt signifikant sätt förklarar variabilitet i räntemarginalen. Istället visar resultatet att de statistiskt signifikanta faktorerna för räntemarginalen är mer bankspecifika variabler, såsom genomsnittlig operationell kostnad och kreditrisk. Trots att denna studie inte kan påvisa ekonomisk signifikans, ger den information om att ekonomiska policys bör utformas för att sänka den genomsnittliga operationella kostnaden snarare än att öka marknadskonkurrens, för att minska räntemarginalen.
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Gutu, Alexandra. "The cost-efficiency of Japanese banks : comparative analysis with the banks of some European countries." Master's thesis, Instituto Superior de Economia e Gestão, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.5/12987.
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Mestrado em FinançasNos anos anteriores, o Japão era visto como o segundo país mais rico do mundo. O Japão, os Estados Unidos e a Área Euro foram considerados como uma tríade no mundo financeiro. No entanto, o crescimento econômico do Japão terminou abruptamente. No presente trabalho são abordados os problemas relacionados a evolução da eficiência dos bancos japoneses, em comparação com a Alemanha e a Suíça. A análise é desenvolvida com base numa amostra constituída por cinco bancos de grande dimensão do Japão, Alemanha e Suíça, para o período entre 2000 e 2014. A fim de analisar a evolução de custo-eficiência dos bancos foi aplicado o método Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA). Para além da análise de eficiência, foi realizado um estudo sobre os rácios de desempenho financeiro. Os principais resultados apontam para o facto que a evolução da eficiência dos bancos japoneses é, em grande parte, instável. Além disso, a análise realizada sugere que o sector bancário japonês é mais eficiente que o da Alemanha, mas menos eficiente que o da Suíça.
In previous years, Japan was seen as the second richest large economy in the world. Japan, the United States and the Euro area were considered as a triad in the financial world. However, its economic growth ended abruptly. This paper addresses the issues with the evolution of Japanese banks efficiency, compared to Germany and Switzerland. The analysis is developed by a panel of five of the biggest banks in Japan, Germany and Switzerland, for the time period between 2000 and 2014. In order to investigate the cost-efficiency evolution of banks, this paper employs the Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) method. In addition to the efficiency analysis, a study on financial performance ratios was performed. The main findings point to the fact that the efficiency evolution of Japanese banks is mostly unstable. Furthermore, the realized analysis alludes that the Japanese banking sector is more efficient than Germany's, but less efficient than Switzerland's.
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Jesus, André Filipe Tanque de. "Single resolution mechanism : the impact on european banks’ risk." Master's thesis, Instituto Superior de Economia e Gestão, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.5/17666.
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Mestrado em FinançasAssim que a falência do Lehman Brothers abalou os mercados financeiros mundiais, emergiu na Europa uma onda de injeção de capital em bancos, levando a que todos os responsáveis políticos desse lado do Atlântico soubessem, de forma imediata, que algo teria de mudar. Contudo, apenas cinco anos depois, a União Europeia deu o pontapé de saída para o Mecanismo Único de Resolução (SRM, na sigla anglo-saxónica). A 21 de maio de 2014, os então 26 Estados Membros chegaram a acordo para a criação do Fundo Único de Resolução (SRF, na sigla anglo-saxónica), a fundação daquela que é, atualmente, a rede de segurança da economia europeia perante os bancos. No entanto, terá esta medida sido bem sucedida? Isso é algo que só o tempo poderá responder. Por agora, este estudo procura compreender se o Mecanismo Único de Resolução teve um impacto imediato no risco sistémico dos bancos europeus. Como poderemos demonstrar mais à frente, com base em dados de mercado recolhidos nos períodos antes e depois do acordo, o risco sistémico dos bancos europeus, medido pelo beta, melhorou substancialmente, quando comparado com a média dos restantes sectores. Ao mesmo tempo, revelamos que houve uma redução da volatilidade dos bancos, ao passo que nas restantes empresas acabou mesmo por deteriorar-se. Finalmente, procuramos fazer uma análise regional comparando as empresas dos países "Centrais", "Nórdicos" e "Periféricos" da União Europeia, concluíndo que o primeiro grupo tirou maior partido deste processo, com base o beta.
As soon as the Lehman Brothers' file for bankruptcy rocked global financial markets, a wave of State capital injections into banks emerged in Europe, and every lawmaker on that side of the Atlantic knew straight away that something had to change. However, it was only five years later that the European Union set the first stone for the Single Resolution Mechanism (SRM). On May 21st, 2014, the then 26 Member States agreed on the creation of the Single Resolution Fund (SRF), the foundation of what is now the European economy's safety-net before the banks. Yet, has this proven to be successful? That is something only time will be able to answer. For now, this study aims to understand if the Single Resolution Mechanism had an immediate impact on the European banks' risk. As we will be able to demonstrate further on, based on market data from before and after this agreement, the European Union banks' risk, measured by beta, was significantly reduced when compared to the average of every other sector. At the same time, we show that volatility also improved on banks, while actually increased among the other companies. Finally, we attempt a region analysis by comparing companies from the "Core", "Nordic", and "Peripheral" countries in the European Union, concluding the first group was able to take more advantage from this process based on their beta.
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Arben, Mustafa. "Banking sector competition and its impact on banks' risk-taking and interest margins in the Central and East European countries." Thesis, Staffordshire University, 2014. http://eprints.staffs.ac.uk/2039/.
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This thesis provides empirical evidence on the degree of banking sector competition in the Central and East European (CEE) countries and the impact of competition on banks’ risktaking and interest margins. The thesis uses data on around 300 banks from 17 CEE countries for the period 1999-2009, and employs a variety of estimation methodologies. The first objective of the thesis is to measure the degree of banking sector competition in CEE countries. Using the Panzar-Rosse approach, we found that the banking sectors of the CEE countries have been characterized by monopoly behaviour. By distinguishing between the non-EU and EU countries of the region, we found that banks operating in the non-EU countries faced a lower degree of competition compared to banks operating in the EU members of the region. The separate estimation for Kosovo indicated that the competitive behaviour of banks operating in this country was consistent with monopolistic competition. The second objective of the thesis is to estimate the impact of banking sector competition on the degree of banks’ risk-taking. Using country-level Panzar-Rosse H-statistic estimates as a measure of competition, for the overall sample, we found that competition enhances the quality of the loan portfolio, thus providing evidence against the mainstream view on the trade-off between competition and stability. However, for the non-EU countries of our sample the impact of competition on banks’ risk-taking appeared positive, which implies that more effective authorities are needed in these countries to oversee the banks’ behaviour when competitive pressures increase. The third objective of the thesis is to estimate the impact of banking sector competition on banks’ interest margins. The results suggest that competition had a negative impact on net interest margins. The impact of competition in reducing the net interest margins was stronger in the non-EU countries compared to the EU countries of the sample. Overall, the results suggest that the banking sectors of the CEE countries are characterized by low levels of competition, implying higher risk and larger interest margin.
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Li, Kwan-leung, and 李君樑. "The European currency crisis: a replay of strains on bretton woods system." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 1995. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31954522.
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Nkodia, Kibo Mathat. "Les relations entre le trésor public francais et les banques centrales de la zone franc." Thesis, Paris 2, 2014. http://www.theses.fr/2014PA020004.
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Les rapports entre le Trésor français et les banques centrales africaines de la zone franc sont fondés sur la garantie de convertibilité externe que la France accorde aux francs CFA. De la sorte, le Trésor français convertit de manière illimitée les francs CFA en euro et en d’autres monnaies. Par ailleurs, la BCEAO et la BEAC sont protégées contre le risque d’épuisement des réserves de change car, elles peuvent puiser théoriquement de façon illimitée en cas de rupture de changes sur les réserves françaises. La mise en oeuvre de cette solidarité repose sur un mécanisme particulier appelé : comptes d’opérations. Hérité de la période coloniale, ce principe oblige les instituts d’émission africains en vertu des accords de coopération monétaire signés avec la France au lendemain des indépendances et rénovés en 1972 et 1973, à déposer 65 % de leurs réserves de change sur ces comptes. Cette quotité a été ramenée depuis la réforme de 2005 à 50%. Le Trésor français verse des intérêts à ces comptes lorsqu’ils sont créditeurs alors qu’il prélève des intérêts en cas de débit. Cette coopération vise deux objectifs principaux : la solidarité monétaire et le développement économique par le biais d’une solidarité monétaire sécurisée. Cette coopération a donné naissance à des institutions qui oeuvrent en vue d’atteindre ces objectifs. Lors de l’adoption de l’euro à l’échelle européenne en 1999, la France a pu obtenir de ses partenaires européens la reconnaissance de la nature budgétaire des accords qui la lient à ses anciennes possessions d’Afrique pour continuer à garantir les francs CFA. Cette coopération comporte cependant beaucoup d’inconvénients qui incitent au dépassement du cadre actuelThe monetary agreements of France and the CFA franc zone are based on the permanent free convertibility of the CFA. In this case, the French Treasury supports the free convertibility of the CFA franc into Euros and other currencies with a fixed change rate. The BCEAO and the BEAC accordingly cannot suffer from the lack of changes risk for, they are both guaranteed by France. Such a parity and interdependence principles inherited from the colonial period was renewed in the 1960's up to 2005 reforms. The main goals of this cooperation are the economical development and monetary solidarity safety. Some institutions have been created in order to achieve those goals. In anticipation of the coming of the Euro in 1999, the competent French authorities convinced the European Union to maintain the monetary agreements France has with the African countries using the CFA currency. Nevertheless, such agreements compound some shortcomings which require new ideas
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POLIZZI, Salvatore. "Essays on Risk Disclosure: Evidence from the Banking Industry." Doctoral thesis, Università degli Studi di Palermo, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/10447/497919.
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RADIC, NEMANJA. "Efficiency and competition in the investment banking industry." Doctoral thesis, Università degli Studi di Roma "Tor Vergata", 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/2108/1301.
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Questa tesi tratta sostanzialmente tre temi principali, inerenti l’efficienza e la competizione nell’ambito dell’investment bank, ognuno dei quali costituisce un capitolo della stessa. Il primo dei temi (Cap.2) ripercorre e recensisce la letteratura sull’argomento investment banking e fornisce una indicazione sulle tendenze più recenti nell’industria. Il secondo tema (Cap.3) analizza costo e guadagno di efficienza relativamente al caso di un investment banks per i paesi del G7 (Canada, Francia, Germania, Italia, Giappone, Gran Bretagna e Stati uniti d’America) e la Svizzera prima della recente crisi finanziaria.
Si è adottata la metodologia proposta da Coelli et al. (1999) per adattare (o aggiustare) il costo stimato e gli scores del guadagno di efficienza alle influenze dei fattori ambientali inclusi i “key banks’ risks”, i fattori specifici del sistema bancario e di quello industriale e le condizioni macroeconomiche.
I risultati a nostra disposizione ci suggeriscono che non tenere in considerazione i fattori ambientali può far spostare notevolmente gli scores registrati per i guadagni di efficienza dell’investment bannks. In particolare, il considerare i fattori di rischio bancario, (incluse liquidità ed esposizione al rischio) è stato molto importante per poter fissare accuratamente il guadagno di efficienza: vale a dire che i valori calcolati per il guadagno di efficienza sarebbero stati notevolmente sottostimati se non si fosse tenuto conto del rischio preso dalla banca. I dati ottenuti ci suggeriscono anche un altro fatto molto interessante, che la scala (o grandezza) influisce su entrambe i fattori; il costo e il guadano di profitto, sebbene ciò non implichi che mercati più concentrati siano per questo più efficienti.
Per ultimo (Cap.4) si è cercato di investigare la relazione esistente tra potere di mercato ed efficienza e di esplorare le caratteristiche di condizioni competitive nell’investment banking mondiale.
Al fine di condurre le analisi delle condizioni di competitività dei diversi paesi e del livello di efficienza regionale, abbiamo utilizzato inizialmente l’approccio delle frontiere stocastiche per creare il modello del costo efficienza e in un secondo momento abbiamo investigato l’indice di Lerner sul potere del monopolio per testare il grado di potere di mercato nell’industria dell’investment banking.
Per comprendere più a fondo gli schemi di competizione in tale industria abbiamo utilizzato i modelli proposti da Panzer e Rosse per il calcolo del grado di competizione nell’investment banking mondiale. Da ultimo, per investigare la relazione esistente tra potere di mercato ed efficienza abbiamo applicato un test di casualità. I dati utilizzati sono stati quelli provenienti dal bilancio, dalle dichiarazioni di reddito e dai report annuali per i 15 paesi presi in esame nel periodo 2001-2008. Le analisi effettuate evidenziano il fatto che i mercati mondiali dell’investment banking hanno iniziato ad essere progressivamente più concentrati e con un costo efficienza minore. Comunque questo non è stato il caso di tutti i paesi. Inoltre, L’investment bank sembra aver ridotto i loro costi marginali più velocemente della caduta dei prezzi e questo ha condotto ad un aumento nell’indice di Lerner che suggerisce quindi un più elevato potere di mercato. I risultati provenienti dalle statistiche di H, ci portano a conclusioni analoghe, indicando l’esistenza di oligopoli in conflitto nel mercato. Le evidenze di una relazione tra potere di mercato ed efficienza non è immediata, e altri fattori (tra cui gli incentivi al rischio, il contesto e la struttura delle regole etc) potrebbero influenzare sia la grandezza che la direzione di tale relazione e quindi potrebbero essere presi in considerazione per gli sviluppi futuri della ricerca su questa tematica.This thesis consists of three substantive essays on investment bank efficiency and competition, each constituting a separate chapter. The first essay (Chapter 2) reviews the literature on investment banking and provides indication on the recent trends in the industry. The second essay (Chapter 3) analyses cost and profit efficiency for a sample of investment banks for the G7 countries (Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, UK and US) and Switzerland prior to the recent financial crisis. We follow Coelli et al. (1999)’s methodology to adjust the estimated cost and profit efficiency scores for environmental influences including key banks’ risks, bank and industry specific factors and macroeconomic conditions. Our evidence suggests that failing to account for environmental factors can considerably bias the efficiency scores for investment banks. Specifically, bank-risk taking factors (including liquidity and capital risk exposures) are found particularly important to accurately assess profit efficiency: i.e. profit efficiency estimates are consistently underestimated without accounting for bank risk-taking. Interestingly, our evidence suggests that size matters for both cost and profit efficiency, however this does not imply that more concentrated markets are more efficient. The final essay (Chapter 4) investigates the relationship between market power and efficiency, and explores characteristics of competitive conditions in worldwide investment banking. In order to conduct analysis of the countries competitive conditions and regional efficiency level, first we use stochastic frontier approach to model cost efficiency, and second we investigates Lerner index of monopoly power to test the degree of the market power in the investment banking industry. To further comprehend competition pattern in the industry we use Panzar and Rosse model to assess the degree of competition in worldwide investment banking. Lastly, to investigate the relationship between market power and efficiency, we apply a causality test. Data used was obtained from balance sheet, income statement and annual reports data for the 15 countries over 2001-2008 periods. The analysis highlights the fact that the investment banking markets worldwide are becoming progressively more concentrated and less cost efficient. However this is not the case for all the countries. Further, investment banks seem to have reduced their marginal costs faster than price falls and this led to an increase in the Lerner index thus suggesting greater market power. Results from H: Statistics lead to similar conclusions, hence indicating existence of colluding oligopoly in the market. The findings on the relationship between market power and efficiency is not straightforward and that other factors (such as among others, risk incentives, regulatory framework and contestability) may influence both the magnitude and the direction of the relationship and therefore should be accounted for in future research in this area.
Books on the topic "Banks and banking – European Union countries"
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European banking union: Prospects and challenges. New York, NY: Routledge, 2015.
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Quaglia, Lucia. Central banking governance in the European Union: A comparative analysis. New York, NY: Routledge, 2007.
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Regulating and supervising investment services in the European Union. Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire: Palgrave Macmillan, 2003.
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author, Keasey Kevin, and Vallascas Francesco author, eds. Size, risk, and governance in European banking. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2014.
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1973-, Quaglia Lucia, ed. European economic governance and policies. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2010.
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Alexandra, Gross, and World Bank, eds. Development of non-bank financial institutions and capital markets in European union accession countries. Washington, D.C: World Bank, 2004.
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service), SpringerLink (Online, ed. Dynamic Policy Interactions in a Monetary Union. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 2011.
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Euro crash: The exit route from monetary failure in Europe. 2nd ed. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2012.
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Ibán, Roberto González. El Banco Central Europeo y la política monetaria común: El banco que gobernará Europa. Madrid: Ediciones Pirámide, 1999.
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The European financial crisis: Why the fate of the euro matters and what's at stake. Upper Saddle River, N.J: FT Press, 2013.
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Iglesias-Rodríguez, Pablo. "Sustainable Commercial Banking in European Union Law: A Renewed Mandate for Commercial Banks?" In Commercial Banking in Transition, 171–200. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2024. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-45289-5_9.
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de Sá, Mafalda. "ESG and Banks: Towards Sustainable Banking in the European Union." In The Palgrave Handbook of ESG and Corporate Governance, 375–98. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-99468-6_19.
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Balmas, Paolo, and Sabine Dörry. "The Geoeconomics of Chinese Bank Expansion into the European Union." In The Political Economy of Geoeconomics: Europe in a Changing World, 161–85. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-01968-5_7.
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AbstractWe apply the concept of geoeconomics to the example of Chinese state-owned commercial banks based in Luxembourg and their financial activities in the European Union. The case study links the uneven relationship between China and Luxembourg to the field of international finance via large Chinese state-owned banks as important but analytically neglected actors. In doing so, we analyze how economic resources are used by, through and between nation states in the pursuit of their strategic goals. Starting from the observation that Chinese banking networks primarily provide a platform for the implementation of direct investments by Chinese companies, we identify important mechanisms and practices of Chinese banks, their anchoring in Luxembourg and the limited fulfilment of Western policy makers’ expectations from the presence of the Chinese banks in Luxembourg. Furthermore, we analyze instruments and strategies that define important aspects and dimensions of the concept of geoeconomics and complement them with the agency attributed to Chinese banks. An interesting paradox emerges from our analysis: while the geoeconomic power of Chinese banks’ activities is limited by the strict adherence to Chinese state development guidelines, the new organization of the Chinese banking networks in the EU suggests that they will be able to exercise their geoeconomic power in the future; with corresponding implications for local economies and economic development in Europe.
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Mérő, Katalin. "The Banking Union and the Central and Eastern European countries." In The Political Economy of the Eurozone in Central and Eastern Europe, 116–36. London: Routledge, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9780429261411-8.
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Ellul, Andrew. "The Role of Independence in the European System of Central Banks: A Sufficient Condition for a Robust European Monetary Union?" In Strategic Challenges in European Banking, 276–92. London: Palgrave Macmillan UK, 2000. http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/9780230377363_13.
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Miklaszewska, Ewa, and Jan Pys. "The Bank Resolution Framework in the European Union: Preliminary Evidence from Specialized and Regional Banks." In Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Banking and Financial Institutions, 31–52. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-90294-4_3.
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Hotori, Eiji, Mikael Wendschlag, and Thibaud Giddey. "Germany: Financial Crises and Formalization of Banking Supervision." In Formalization of Banking Supervision, 77–86. Singapore: Springer Singapore, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-6783-1_5.
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AbstractIn Germany, the banking supervision formalized as a consequence of the severe banking crises of the early 1930s, just as in many other countries on the European continent. The formalization process was initiated with the decisions to temporarily take over some of the large commercial banks that faced default in the banking crisis in 1931. Due to the extended loans and direct ownership stakes, the government established a board to look after its interests. The “temporary” measures were made permanent by the Nazi-government as one of several institutional and organizational means to have banks accommodate the economic policies of the regime. All three elements of banking supervision formalization (regulation, a supervisor, and supervision) were in place by the mid-1930s. However, given the very high level of control over the banks at the time, it is misleading to date the emergence of formal banking supervision to this time. During the occupation years, the banking supervision (in West-Germany) was organized at the state-level, similar to the US system. We date the full formalization after the Second World War when the German central government's control over the banking sector ended.
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Jovanić, Tatjana. "The impact of European economic governance and EU accession negotiations on the central banks in candidate countries." In The Political Economy of Central Banking in Emerging Economies, 93–114. 1 Edition. | New York : Routledge, 2020. | Series: Routledge critical studies in finance and stability: Routledge, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9780367823054-8.
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Bindseil, Ulrich, and Alessio Fotia. "International Monetary Frameworks." In Introduction to Central Banking, 101–21. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-70884-9_7.
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AbstractIn this chapter we turn to representing flows of funds in alternative international monetary frameworks, and what global liquidity these different frameworks provide. We first recall some arguments in favour of and against fixed exchange rate systems. We then introduce two international monetary arrangements of the past which imply fixed exchange rates, namely the gold standard and the Bretton Woods system, and recall why both eventually failed. We then turn to three international monetary frameworks in the context of the current paper standard, i.e. fixed exchange rate systems, flexible exchange rate systems, and the European monetary union. We explain the role of an international lender of last resort and related solutions, and how these allow for more leeway in running fixed exchange rate systems. We also show how banks and central bank balance sheets are affected by international flows of funds and the balance of payments. Finally, we briefly review recent developments of foreign currency reserves, being the key central bank balance sheet position in this context.
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Scarano, Giovanni. "Corporate Savings and the 2007–2009 Financial Crisis: A Warning for the European Banking Union." In The Restructuring of Banks and Financial Systems in the Euro Area and the Financing of SMEs, 175–87. London: Palgrave Macmillan UK, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/9781137518736_8.
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Đuranović, Gordana, and Sanja Filipović. "THE IMPACT OF PROBLEMATIC LOANS ON THE BANKING COMPETITIVENESS – case study of OTP group." In Economic and Business Trends Shaping the Future. Ss Cyril and Methodius University, Faculty of Economics-Skopje, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.47063/ebtsf.2022.0009.
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Credit risk as a risk in basic, traditional, and most important banking business – the bank loan, is one of the biggest financial risks, considering that borrowers (debtors) defaults, directly affect the bank’s financial result and capital, and thus its competitiveness in the market. The impact of problematic loans on banking operations will be discussed for 2019-2021 on the example of OTP banking Group operating in 11 countries, to find out if there is a relation between NPL volume and the banking competitiveness. A comparative analysis method has been applied, comparing the profit, the NPL rate and the market position within the banking sector of the country to which each Group member belongs. Results has shown that the reduction in the volume of non-performing loans affected the increase in the competitiveness of banks, as well as that member banks located in European Union countries have a lower percentage of non-performing loans in relation to the member banks of the group operating in countries outside the European Union. The reduction of the percentage of bad loans is certainly in harmonization with the regulations of the European Union, but also in their better implementation.
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Polouček, Stanislav. "Credit Behaviour of Banks in the European Union in the Wake of Global Economic Crisis." In International Conference on Eurasian Economies. Eurasian Economists Association, 2010. http://dx.doi.org/10.36880/c01.00221.
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Recent financial crises hit many countries. The impact on Visegrad countries in credit area was not damaging. The main reason was stability and soundness of financial (banking) sectors in these countries and an adequate response of central banks as well as flexible management of commercial banks. Commercial banks, usually daughter companies of western banks, used above all domestic deposits for financing credits. This played a key role in credit area and helped to keep the financial system stable. It is important to underpin that responses to the crisis have been rather heterogeneous in central European countries and there are quite big disparities among Visegrad countries, too. In the paper developments and responses of the commercial banks to the crisis and their stability have been discussed on the basis of deposits, loans of monetary financial institutions to the non-financial sector, households, governments, lending for house purchase and credit for consumption in several EU countries. Net position of banks vis-á-vis foreign banks is taken into account, too.
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Pyka, Anna, and Aleksandra Nocoń. "Polish versus European banking sector − characteristics, consolidation, ownership changes." In Contemporary Issues in Business, Management and Economics Engineering. Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.3846/cibmee.2019.032.
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Purpose – the main aim of the study is an assessment of the banking sector in Poland, including the size of the sector, banking institutions forming the sector and consolidation processes taking place in the sector against the background of banking sectors in other countries. The paper also indicates ownership changes as a consequence of consolidation processes in the banking sectors after the global financial crisis of 2008−2012. Research methodology – the following research methods were used: cause and effect analysis, comparative analysis, case studies, observation method, secondary data analysis, and synthesis method. Findings – the research allowed to find out that the banking sector in Poland is growing at a rate significantly exceeding the growth rate in other European countries. However, rapid development does not mean a radical increase in the importance of this sector in Europe. Concentration ratios of the Polish banking sector show continuous but slight increases, although their level is still quite low compared to other European Union countries. Moreover, in Poland, a decreasing number of banks, observed in recent years, reduces a share of foreign investors in the structure of the sector. This means a high activity of domestic investors in taking over bank capital. Research limitations – the main research limitation is that the study mainly focuses on changes as well as comparative analysis of the concentration ratio (CR5). While further research should be expanded by more measures to compare ownership structure and the profitability of Polish and the European Unionʼs banking sectors. Practical implications – the results might be useful for central banks and supervisory authorities when it comes to their role in changes in the ownership structure of banking sectors. Originality/Value – the main value of the article is the in-depth analysis of the ownership structure of the Polish banking sector in the background of the European ones
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Mihalech, Patrik, and Martina Košíková. "Cluster Analysis of the EU Banking Sector Based on EBA Risk Indicators." In EDAMBA 2021 : 24th International Scientific Conference for Doctoral Students and Post-Doctoral Scholars. University of Economics in Bratislava, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.53465/edamba.2021.9788022549301.306-316.
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Banking sector plays a key role in financial system of every developed country. To know possible weaknesses proper risk management is necessary. European Banking Authority (EBA) is the arterial institution in attempt to consolidate risk management among different countries of European Union. EBA discloses on quarterly basis various Key Risk Indicators (KRIs) for all EU member countries. The goal of this paper is to analyze chosen KRIs of all EU countries and based on distances and similarities among them, insert them into homogenous groups. The purpose of the analysis is to seek insights into different countries bank’s sector and finding similarities among them, which might not be visible at the first glance. For the research, both hierarchical and non- hierarchical cluster analysis were performed. Results show that we could observe four groups of states which could be, with a little generalization, labeled as eastern countries, southern countries, northern countries and middle and core countries of EU, based on analyzed KRIs.
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Hanušniak, Ondrej. "Impact of Basel III Agreement on the European Union's Banking Sector." In EDAMBA 2022: 25th International Scientific Conference for Doctoral Students and Post-Doctoral Scholars. Bratislava: University of Economics in Bratislava, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.53465/edamba.2022.9788022550420.140-148.
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The aim of this article is to analyze the impact of the Basel III agreement on the European Union's banking sector. This article is divided into three parts. The first part is introductory, which describes the basics of the mortgage crisis in the USA, the causes of its beginning and its development into the global financial crisis. The second part deals with the reaction of the G20 countries to the financial crisis itself in the form of the implementation of the Basel III Agreement and the impact of this agreement on the European banking sector. This chapter then deals with quantitative cash release and negative interest rates, as it is a consequence of the Basel III Agreement. The Basel III Agreement had a significant impact on the monetary policy of the European Central Bank and its impact on business in the countries of the European Union. We deal with this issue at the end of this section. In the third part of this article, in its conclusion, we summarized the key findings of this article and defined the impact of the Basel III Agreement on the European banking sector.
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Gündoğdu Odabaşıoğlu, Fatma. "Path to the Common Monetary Authority: An Assessment on Banking Sector of the Eurasian Economic Union Countries during the Economic Integration Proces." In International Conference on Eurasian Economies. Eurasian Economists Association, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.36880/c06.01269.
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Monetary union is one of the advanced stages of international economic integration and involves shared monetary and exchange rate policies that are executed collectively across union members. This common policy warrants price stability and requires a common supranational monetary authority. Existence of an established banking sector is crucial for effective execution of policy decisions taken by said monetary authorities. Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) is officially established on January 1st of 2015 and is an example for a regional economic integration. Aim of the Union, which is comprised of Russia, Kazakhstan, Belarus and Republic of Armenia; is to increase collaboration among economies, to improve the living standards of the participating nations and to promote stable development.
This study is based on assessment banking industries of member countries, working towards common monetary authority during the transition to EAEU economic integration between years 1995 and 2014. Data acquired from World Bank and member countries' central banks is used to determine the capabilities and limitations of partaking economies based on generally accepted financial strength indicators.
In conclusion; Russian Federation and the Republic of Kazakhstan are observed to be the principal EAEU members due to their advanced and strong banking industries. Increasing fragilities over the years, amplified also by developments in global markets, are evident in member countries; especially in Belarus and Armenia. Significance of achieving price stability in founding country Russian Federation is emphasized for successfully establishing a common monetary authority.
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Ghiță, Simona Ioana, Cristina-Rodica Boboc, Oana-Maria Ghita, and Sorin George Toma. "Bank Non-Performing Loans – a Panel Data-Based Analysis in European Context. Study Case: Germany." In 9th BASIQ International Conference on New Trends in Sustainable Business and Consumption. Editura ASE, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.24818/basiq/2023/09/063.
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Humanity has recently been crossed by periods of great crises, and banks have had a particularly important role in keeping the economy afloat and in relaunching economic activities in these difficult periods. If we refer to the stability, health and efficiency of the banking system, one of the important factors mentioned in the specialized literature is the size of Non-Performing Loans. The present work carries out a time and space analysis of this indicator for the EU member countries, observing its behavior during major crises. Thus, in the distribution of European countries there was a decrease in the median level of the indicator and in its variability, but also an increase in the predominance of countries with low non-performing loans ratio. At the same time, the case of Germany is studied, with the strong and weak points of its banking system and the key determinants of the rate of non-performing loans, for the main commercial banks in Germany are identified, using a panel data regression model. The results revealed that the indicator-level is negatively and significantly correlated with the loan-deposit ratio and the degree of financial profitability and positively and significantly correlated with the total value of assets and the degree of capital adequacy. From this emerges the need to promote policies to stimulate the prudent behavior of banks in granting loans, in order to ensure the stability and health of the banking system in European countries.
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Gündoğdu Odabaşıoğlu, Fatma. "An Assessment on Financial Markets: European Union Member Country Hungary and Candidate Country Turkey." In International Conference on Eurasian Economies. Eurasian Economists Association, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.36880/c07.01700.
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With the end of cold war, Central and Eastern European countries who had not participated in the integration of Europe, have applied to become members of European Union. Hungary, a Central European country; applied for membership on December 16, 1991, started full membership negotiations in 1998 and joined the Union on May 1, 2004. Turkey on the other hand, was granted candidacy status during Helsinki European Council Summit Meeting of December 1999, after a 40 years long relationship that started with Turkey’s application to join European Economic Community on July 31, 1959. Negotiations for full membership of Turkey were finally started on October 3, 2005 and country entered a new era to adapt EU Acquis.
Within this context, this study aims to compare financial markets of EU member state Hungary and candidate state Turkey for the period of 1998 - 2015; to evaluate risks and fragilities related to financial development levels and stability of banking sectors for both countries based on generally accepted financial indicators.
In conclusion; Hungary was observed to have significantly less developed capital market compared Turkey over the years, despite having similar ratios in financial deepening during recent years. Findings of this assessment point out an increasing credit risk for banking sector of Hungary, enhanced by the economic crisis of 2008. In comparison, credit risk in banking sector of Turkey has been decreasing over the years. High credit/deposit ratio, is a sign of degradation and can be observed in Hungary's balance sheets, raised for Turkey as well.
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Ciobu, Stela. "Improvement of bank rating prudential supervision in the Republic of Moldova through European Union best practices." In 26th International Scientific Conference “Competitiveness and Innovation in the Knowledge Economy". Academy of Economic Studies of Moldova, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.53486/cike2022.44.
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The main purpose of the rating is to increase the information transparency of the bank, to facilitate the arrangement of entities in the field of activity according to key success factors. The rating points assigned to the bank is identified with its competitive position in the banking system, which undoubtedly affects the image and trust of customers and investors. Therefore, assigning a specific rating to a bank affects its competitive position in the economy. The banking supervision function is aimed at ensuring the smooth functioning of the financial system based on a strong and competitive banking sector, focused on market relations and risk prevention. In this context, in prudential supervision, various rating systems are applied, their purpose is to monitor and analyze the financial condition of banks. In writing the article, the following scientific and methodological support was used: methods of analysis and synthesis, a monographic method, a comparison method, classification, methods of induction and deduction, methods of statistics and mathematical analysis, as well as a method of generalization. The purpose of the article is to deepen the study of bank rating as a consolidation tool for prudential supervision, as well as from the importance of this activity for ensuring the stability of the banking system in particular and of the financial system in general.
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VERSAL, Nataliia, Vasyl ERASTOV, and Mariia BALYTSKA. "IS DIGITAL 'NEW NORMAL' OR 'CHALLENGE' FOR BANKS UNDER COVID-19?" In International Scientific Conference „Contemporary Issues in Business, Management and Economics Engineering". Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.3846/cibmee.2021.608.
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Purpose – to reveal prerequisites of technology-enabled banking development in Lithuania, Poland, and Ukraine; to identify if digitalization was a beneficial factor in households deposits-raising during the COVID-19. Research methodology is twofold: analysis of digitalization index based on World Bank data as a premise of tech-nology-enabled banks development; beta-coefficient analysis and descriptive statistics – for digitalization influence assessment. Findings – digitalization index analysis showed that Lithuania has a more generous benefit in terms of digitalization. Poland and Ukraine follow with a slight gap. Traditional banks of analyzed countries are acting towards digitalization but at different paces. There are both digital and neobanks in Lithuania and Poland, while in Ukraine only digital banks. Analysis of Ukrainian banks deposits highlighted the fact that digital banks were in some cases more preferable for households, especially during a pandemic. Research limitations – lack of data: common digitalization indexes could not be calculated for Ukraine; differences in countries’ banking data: content and structuring criteria. Practical implications – the results could be important for policy recommendations to tackle the blind spots of banking digitalization. Originality/Value – suggested digitalization index could be utilized as a universal. Due to DESI limitations, common for EU countries, we were to create our own index and compare results with calculated by European Commission DESI values. While DESI is calculated using some specific survey data, the proposed index is using standardized data of World Bank; the results of digital and traditional banks deposits comparison could be useful for further study.
Reports on the topic "Banks and banking – European Union countries"
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Dwyer, Gerald P., Biljana Gilevska, María J. Nieto, and Margarita Samartín. The effects of the ECB’s unconventional monetary policies from 2011 to 2018 on banking assets. Madrid: Banco de España, May 2024. http://dx.doi.org/10.53479/36595.
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We examine the effects of all three major European Central Bank (ECB) unconventional monetary policies since 2011 for euro area banks’ holdings of loans, government securities and cash deposited in central banks. The three ECB policies are longer-term refinancing operations (LTROs), the asset purchase programmes and the ECB’s interest rate on its deposit facility. We also compare the responses of non-crisis and crisis countries to these policies. Our evidence indicates that the ECB’s unconventional monetary policy measures increased bank lending across the euro area countries. The second round of LTROs, also known as targeted LTROs (TLTROs), were conditional on banks increasing their lending. This change had a substantially larger effect on total lending by banks. The computed effects of the LTROs and TLTROs, based on average size, indicate that in non-crisis countries LTROs increased bank loans by 7.6% of assets and TLTROs increased bank loans by 16.4% of assets, whereas in crisis countries the increases were 8.4% and 14.6% for LTROs and TLTROs, respectively. We find that both LTROs and TLTROs were associated with decreases in government securities held by banks in non-crisis countries, while the LTROs were associated with increases in government securities held by banks in crisis countries.
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Ahairwe, Pamella, and San Bilal. Boosting EU climate finance: Mitigate more without neglecting adaptation in poorer countries. European Centre for Development Policy Management, December 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.55317/casc001.
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The 25th session of the Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC in Madrid called for the full operationalisation of the Paris Agreement. Europe is committing to green its policies both within and beyond the European Union (EU). Boosting green finance will be critical. European top financial institutions such as the European Central Bank (ECB), the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), which are in a position to advance the European agenda, are joining the battle to curb climate change. This decision follows calls for a Climate Bank at the European level and the recommendation by the High-Level Group of Wise Persons that the EU should adopt a common approach to its external financial architecture and establish a single entity, the so-called European Climate and Sustainable Development Bank. Although global climate financing has increased by 60% over the period 2013-2018, this is not enough. Besides, more resources should be dedicated to climate adaptation, which has been neglected, in particular by European finance institutions. Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), including EIB and EBRD, allocated only 30% of their 2018 climate financing to adaptation. EBRD and EIB allocated as low as 11.8% and 7.6% respectively to adaptation in developing countries. The consequences of climate change, including droughts, floods, plummeting biodiversity and the loss of human lives, are undermining low-income and fragile countries’ development prospects. EU efforts to boost its climate action and finance should encompass not only the vital mitigation endeavour, but also greater attention to climate adaptation, as a means to foster climate justice and to achieve the SDGs also in low-income countries, and in Africa in particular. The new European Green Deal will have to live up to this challenge.
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Quak, Evert-jan. The Trend Of “De-Risking” In International Finance and Its Impact on Small Island Developing States. Institute of Development Studies, May 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.19088/k4d.2022.079.
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This rapid review synthesises the literature from academic sources, knowledge institutions, non-governmental organisations (NGOs), and trusted independent media outlets on the challenges small island development states (SIDS) face when they lose correspondent banking relationships (CBRs). The rapid review concludes that, although the loss of CBRs is a global phenomenon, regions with SIDS, such as the Pacific and Caribbean, have seen the highest rates of withdrawals. During the last decade, local and regional banks in SIDS have lost and continue to lose bank accounts at large global banks to a critical level, sometimes having only one or none CBRs with banks in major economies, such as the Unites States, the United Kingdom, the European Union or Australia. This means that local banks have reduced access to financial services related to cross-border financial transactions, impacting on remittances and trade finance.
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Cavallo, Eduardo A., and Eduardo Fernández-Arias. Coping with Financial Crises: Latin American Answers to European Questions. Inter-American Development Bank, October 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0008422.
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Europe faces challenges reminiscent of Latin American financial crises. The failure of recent liquidity support to normalize the situation in Europe suggests the need to refocus the policy debate on fundamentals: structural reform for growth and, where needed, restructuring to resolve banking crises and the debt overhang. Latin America's experience yields relevant policy lessons for Europe on those fronts except concerning the use of sharp real devaluations to spearhead recovery: euro-zone countries following suit by reintroducing devalued national currencies would invite catastrophe. Despite this constraint, Europe stands a better chance of navigating the path out of the crisis because it has cooperative mechanisms unavailable in Latin America. European cooperation can provide support for orderly crisis resolution as well as growth and competitiveness within the currency union fold, to the benefit of all members. However, the path is uncharted, and successful regional cooperation will require innovation and political will.
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Bedayo, Mikel, and Jorge E. Galán. The impact of the Countercyclical Capital Buffer on credit: Evidence from its accumulation and release before and during COVID-19. Madrid: Banco de España, April 2024. http://dx.doi.org/10.53479/36312.
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The countercyclical capital buffer (CCyB) has become a very important macroprudential tool to strengthen banks’ resilience. However, there is still limited evidence of its impact on lending over the cycle. Using data of 170 banks in 25 European Union countries, we provide a comprehensive assessment of how the CCyB release during the pandemic and its earlier accumulation impacted lending activity. We find that the CCyB has significant effects on lending, but that these effects are highly dependent on banks’ capitalization levels and, more importantly, on their headroom over regulatory requirements. We show that the release of the CCyB in response to the pandemic had a positive impact on lending, especially for banks with the lowest headroom over requirements, and that this effect was larger than the negative impact of its previous accumulation. While the CCyB accumulation had a short-term negative impact on lending for the most capital-constrained banks, this effect quickly diluted due to their enhanced solvency position, potentially allowing them to lower their cost of equity. Our results provide evidence of the benefits of the CCyB, especially in supporting lending during adverse events, while emphasising the need for policymakers to consider the heterogeneous effects across banks when deploying this tool.
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Cavallo, Eduardo A., Andrew Powell, and Eduardo Fernández-Arias. Is the Eurozone on the Mend? Latin American Examples to Analyze the Euro Question. Inter-American Development Bank, July 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0011642.
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Several European countries face challenges reminiscent of those faced by the emerging economies of Latin America. The economic booms in some peripheral Euro-zone countries financed by large capital inflows; the credit and asset price booms and then the busts including Sudden Stops in capital flows; the strong interaction between sovereign debt and domestic banking systems; the role of foreign banks and contagion; and all in the context of a fixed exchange rate, are familiar plotlines for Latin American audiences. For those Euro-zone countries that built up large Euro-denominated external liabilities, Latin America's experience is particularly relevant and worrisome. Still, Europe may be in a better position to navigate a path out of the crisis given cooperative mechanisms that were absent in Latin America, particularly the availability of massive liquidity support. Nonetheless, while such support buys time, it does not guarantee success. This paper argues that reflecting on Latin America's experience provides useful lessons for Europe to improve the chances for a successful resolution.
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Alonso, María, Eduardo Gutiérrez, Eduardo Moral-Benito, Diana Posada, and Patrocinio Tello-Casas. Un repaso de las diversas iniciativas desplegadas a nivel nacional e internacional para hacer frente a los riesgos de exclusión financiera. Madrid: Banco de España, March 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.53479/29772.
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Las dificultades en el acceso a los servicios bancarios por parte de determinados grupos de población, especialmente aquellos residentes en zonas rurales y/o de edad avanzada, suponen una fuente de vulnerabilidad ante el riesgo de exclusión financiera de dichos colectivos. Este trabajo ofrece un resumen de las actuaciones desplegadas al objeto de mitigar dichos riesgos en los diferentes países europeos, con especial énfasis en el caso español. Si bien estas iniciativas son de naturaleza diversa y dependen de factores idiosincráticos de cada país, una revisión sistemática de las mismas permite extraer las siguientes conclusiones principales desde una perspectiva comparada. Desde el ámbito de la iniciativa privada, cabe destacar el despliegue en varios países europeos de redes de puntos de acceso al efectivo compartidas por diferentes entidades bancarias, si bien su implantación es, por el momento, relativamente menor en el caso español. Respecto a las iniciativas de colaboración público-privada, tanto en España como en el resto de países europeos, destaca la utilización de los acuerdos entre las entidades bancarias y las empresas de correos, que cuentan con una gran capilaridad en su red de oficinas. Desde el ámbito público, las actuaciones más comúnmente utilizadas se refieren a ayudas para instalar cajeros automáticos en zonas rurales. Por su parte, la regulación de los niveles mínimos de provisión de puntos de acceso al efectivo mediante la acción legislativa solo está vigente en el caso de Suecia, donde el uso de efectivo es tan minoritario que su potencial desaparición supone una amenaza sobre la viabilidad de la infraestructura de efectivo. Difficulties in accessing banking services by certain population groups, in particular those living in rural areas and/or the elderly, are a source of potential vulnerability with regard to the risk of financial exclusion of these cohorts. This paper summarises the actions deployed, by public and private institutions, in order to mitigate these risks in European countries, with special emphasis on Spain. Although these initiatives are diverse in nature and depend on idiosyncratic factors in each country, a systematic review allows the following conclusions to be drawn from a comparative perspective. First, it is worth noting the deployment in several European countries of networks of cash access points shared by different banks, although their implementation is, for the time being, relatively lower in Spain. Second, regarding public-private collaboration initiatives, both in Spain and in other European countries, the use of agreements between banks and post offices, which have well-distributed networks of offices, stands out. Third, the most common public sector initiatives consist of aid for the instalment of ATMs in rural areas. However, legislation regulating minimum provision of cash access points is only in force in Sweden, where the use of cash is so low that its potential disappearance poses a threat to the viability of cash infrastructure.
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Monetary Policy Report - July 2022. Banco de la República, October 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.32468/inf-pol-mont-eng.tr3-2022.
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In the second quarter, annual inflation (9.67%), the technical staff’s projections and its expectations continued to increase, remaining above the target. International cost shocks, accentuated by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, have been more persistent than projected, thus contributing to higher inflation. The effects of indexation, higher than estimated excess demand, a tighter labor market, inflation expectations that continue to rise and currently exceed 3%, and the exchange rate pressures add to those described above. High core inflation measures as well as in the producer price index (PPI) across all baskets confirm a significant spread in price increases. Compared to estimates presented in April, the new forecast trajectory for headline and core inflation increased. This was partly the result of greater exchange rate pressure on prices, and a larger output gap, which is expected to remain positive for the remainder of 2022 and which is estimated to close towards yearend 2023. In addition, these trends take into account higher inflation rate indexation, more persistent above-target inflation expectations, a quickening of domestic fuel price increases due to the correction of lags versus the parity price and higher international oil price forecasts. The forecast supposes a good domestic supply of perishable foods, although it also considers that international prices of processed foods will remain high. In terms of the goods sub-basket, the end of the national health emergency implies a reversal of the value-added tax (VAT) refund applied to health and personal hygiene products, resulting in increases in the prices of these goods. Alternatively, the monetary policy adjustment process and the moderation of external shocks would help inflation and its expectations to begin to decrease over time and resume their alignment with the target. Thus, the new projection suggests that inflation could remain high for the second half of 2022, closing at 9.7%. However, it would begin to fall during 2023, closing the year at 5.7%. These forecasts are subject to significant uncertainty, especially regarding the future behavior of external cost shocks, the degree of indexation of nominal contracts and decisions made regarding the domestic price of fuels. Economic activity continues to outperform expectations, and the technical staff’s growth projections for 2022 have been revised upwards from 5% to 6.9%. The new forecasts suggest higher output levels that would continue to exceed the economy’s productive capacity for the remainder of 2022. Economic growth during the first quarter was above that estimated in April, while economic activity indicators for the second quarter suggest that the GDP could be expected to remain high, potentially above that of the first quarter. Domestic demand is expected to maintain a positive dynamic, in particular, due to the household consumption quarterly growth, as suggested by vehicle registrations, retail sales, credit card purchases and consumer loan disbursement figures. A slowdown in the machinery and equipment imports from the levels observed in March contrasts with the positive performance of sales and housing construction licenses, which indicates an investment level similar to that registered for the first three months of the year. International trade data suggests the trade deficit would be reduced as a consequence of import levels that would be lesser than those observed in the first quarter, and stable export levels. For the remainder of the year and 2023, a deceleration in consumption is expected from the high levels seen during the first half of the year, partially as a result of lower repressed demand, tighter domestic financial conditions and household available income deterioration due to increased inflation. Investment is expected to continue its slow recovery while remaining below pre-pandemic levels. The trade deficit is expected to tighten due to projected lower domestic demand dynamics, and high prices of oil and other basic goods exported by the country. Given the above, economic growth in the second quarter of 2022 would be 11.5%, and for 2022 and 2023 an annual growth of 6.9% and 1.1% is expected, respectively. Currently, and for the remainder of 2022, the output gap would be positive and greater than that estimated in April, and prices would be affected by demand pressures. These projections continue to be affected by significant uncertainty associated with global political tensions, the expected adjustment of monetary policy in developed countries, external demand behavior, changes in country risk outlook, and the future developments in domestic fiscal policy, among others. The high inflation levels and respective expectations, which exceed the target of the world's main central banks, largely explain the observed and anticipated increase in their monetary policy interest rates. This environment has tempered the growth forecast for external demand. Disruptions in value chains, rising international food and energy prices, and expansionary monetary and fiscal policies have contributed to the rise in inflation and above-target expectations seen by several of Colombia’s main trading partners. These cost and price shocks, heightened by the effects of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, have been more prevalent than expected and have taken place within a set of output and employment recovery, variables that in some countries currently equal or exceed their projected long-term levels. In response, the U.S. Federal Reserve accelerated the pace of the benchmark interest rate increase and rapidly reduced liquidity levels in the money market. Financial market actors expect this behavior to continue and, consequently, significantly increase their expectations of the average path of the Fed's benchmark interest rate. In this setting, the U.S. dollar appreciated versus the peso in the second quarter and emerging market risk measures increased, a behavior that intensified for Colombia. Given the aforementioned, for the remainder of 2022 and 2023, the Bank's technical staff increased the forecast trajectory for the Fed's interest rate and reduced the country's external demand growth forecast. The projected oil price was revised upward over the forecast horizon, specifically due to greater supply restrictions and the interruption of hydrocarbon trade between the European Union and Russia. Global geopolitical tensions, a tightening of monetary policy in developed economies, the increase in risk perception for emerging markets and the macroeconomic imbalances in the country explain the increase in the projected trajectory of the risk premium, its trend level and the neutral real interest rate1. Uncertainty about external forecasts and their consequent impact on the country's macroeconomic scenario remains high, given the unpredictable evolution of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, geopolitical tensions, the degree of the global economic slowdown and the effect the response to recent outbreaks of the pandemic in some Asian countries may have on the world economy. This macroeconomic scenario that includes high inflation, inflation forecasts, and expectations above 3% and a positive output gap suggests the need for a contractionary monetary policy that mitigates the risk of the persistent unanchoring of inflation expectations. In contrast to the forecasts of the April report, the increase in the risk premium trend implies a higher neutral real interest rate and a greater prevailing monetary stimulus than previously estimated. For its part, domestic demand has been more dynamic, with a higher observed and expected output level that exceeds the economy’s productive capacity. The surprising accelerations in the headline and core inflation reflect stronger and more persistent external shocks, which, in combination with the strength of aggregate demand, indexation, higher inflation expectations and exchange rate pressures, explain the upward projected inflation trajectory at levels that exceed the target over the next two years. This is corroborated by the inflation expectations of economic analysts and those derived from the public debt market, which continued to climb and currently exceed 3%. All of the above increase the risk of unanchoring inflation expectations and could generate widespread indexation processes that may push inflation away from the target for longer. This new macroeconomic scenario suggests that the interest rate adjustment should continue towards a contractionary monetary policy landscape. 1.2. Monetary policy decision Banco de la República’s Board of Directors (BDBR), at its meetings in June and July 2022, decided to continue adjusting its monetary policy. At its June meeting, the BDBR decided to increase the monetary policy rate by 150 basis points (b.p.) and its July meeting by majority vote, on a 150 b.p. increase thereof at its July meeting. Consequently, the monetary policy interest rate currently stands at 9.0% . 1 The neutral real interest rate refers to the real interest rate level that is neither stimulative nor contractionary for aggregate demand and, therefore, does not generate pressures that lead to the close of the output gap. In a small, open economy like Colombia, this rate depends on the external neutral real interest rate, medium-term components of the country risk premium, and expected depreciation. Box 1: A Weekly Indicator of Economic Activity for Colombia Juan Pablo Cote Carlos Daniel Rojas Nicol Rodriguez Box 2: Common Inflationary Trends in Colombia Carlos D. Rojas-Martínez Nicolás Martínez-Cortés Franky Juliano Galeano-Ramírez Box 3: Shock Decomposition of 2021 Forecast Errors Nicolás Moreno Arias