Banks must be able to finance firms and withstand loan losses amid the coronavirus pandemic
Miettinen, Paavo; Saada, Adam; Tiililä, Nea; Vauhkonen, Jukka (20.05.2020)
Volyymi
94Numero
2/2020Julkaisija
Bank of Finland
2020
Julkaisun pysyvä osoite on
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:bof-202005222148Tiivistelmä
Stricter capital requirements since the global financial crisis have improved the ability of banks to lend and absorb losses in a crisis situation like the coronavirus pandemic. A robust lending capacity is now needed to finance fundamentally sound Finnish companies with liquidity needs. It must be ensured that banks are well-capitalised to withstand future loan losses.