Blog post
09 April 2018
Latvia’s money laundering scandal
Latvia’s third largest bank ABLV sought emergency liquidity from the ECB and eventually voted to start a process of voluntary liquidation, after being
Banking union
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Opinion piece
04 April 2018
The Lesser Evil for the Eurozone
For three decades, the consensus within the European Commission and the European Central Bank on the need for market reforms and sound public finances
Podcast
03 April 2018
Director's Cut: Developing deposit insurance in Europe
In this week’s Director’s Cut of ‘The Sound of Economics’ podcast, Bruegel director Guntram Wolff talks with Nicolas Véron, senior fellow at Bruegel,
External publication
28 March 2018
Cash outflows in crisis scenarios: do liquidity requirements and reporting obligations give the SRB sufficient time to react?
Bank failures have multiple causes though they are typically precipitated by a rapidly unfolding funding crisis. The European Union’s new prudential l
Event
21 March 2018
Bank assets and business models: addressing complexity
At this event, we discussed the lack of transparency and problems in valuing correctly significant parts bank assets in the euro area based on an exte
Blog post
14 March 2018
The (economic) ties that bind: The western Balkans and the EU
The western Balkan economies are already closely integrated with the EU; the EU is their largest trade partner, their largest source of incoming forei
Policy brief
18 January 2018
Risk reduction through Europe’s distressed debt market
The resolution of non-performing loans (NPLs), a stock of roughly €870 billion in the EU banking industry, is central to the recovery of Europe’s bank
External publication
17 January 2018
Reconciling risk sharing with market discipline: A constructive approach to euro area reform
This publication proposes six reforms to improve the Eurozone’s financial stability, political cohesion, and potential for delivering prosperity.
Blog post
16 January 2018
Climate change adds to risk for banks, but EU lending proposals will do more harm than good
Climate change is a relevant risk factor for the banking sector, but the European Commission's plan to lower capital requirements for greener investme
Blog post
15 January 2018
Bad News and Good News for the Single Resolution Board
A first report on a key plank of the European Union’s banking union reflects on shortcomings thus far, but also suggests that recent improvements migh
External publication
15 January 2018
Analysis of development in EU capital flows in the global context
The monitoring and analysis of capital movements is essential for policymakers, given that capital flows can have welfare implications. This report, c
Policy brief
10 January 2018
Bank liquidation in the European Union: clarification needed
Critical functions and public interest. What role do they play in Member States’ decision to grant liquidation aid? The author of this paper looks at
Opinion piece
20 December 2017
Chinese banks’ improved asset quality cannot hide other phantoms
The recent improvement in asset quality cannot mask other growing concerns in China’s banking sector. Beyond liquidity concerns, other structural issu
External publication
18 December 2017
Critical functions and public interest in banking services: Need for clarification?
What is the role that the concepts of critical functions and public interest play in Member States’ decision to grant liquidation aid? Silvia Merler l
Blog post
13 December 2017
The challenge of fostering financial inclusion of refugees
Creation of a European identification for refugees and a pan-European registry would encourage better financial inclusion, along with clear guidelines
Blog post
07 December 2017
Sovereign Concentration Charges are the Key to Completing Europe’s Banking Union
The past crisis revealed that most euro-area banks have disproportionate sovereign exposure in their home country. Charging banks for sovereign concen