The Bank of Greece, in its latest report on financial stability, expresses concerns about possible effects on the Greek economy, both from the sharpening of geopolitical tensions and from the escalation of the US-China trade war.
THE Bank of Greece points out that any sharp deterioration in international financial conditions may cause turbulence with adverse effects both on the financial situation of businesses and households as well as on the Greek banking sector, as the banks’ efforts to expand credit will become more difficult.
The report highlights that risks to financial stability have de-escalated in the second half of 2023, but challenges remain, such as the risk of a sharp repricing of assets in international money and capital markets and geopolitical risks, especially after the further escalation in Middle East.
In 2023, Greek banks improved their fundamentals, strengthening their organic profitability, capital adequacy, liquidity and portfolio quality.
Consequently, Greek banks are in a better position than in the past to deal with potential turbulence, in turn strengthening the resilience of the Greek economy.
Improvement was also observed in the other sectors and the infrastructure of the financial system.
However, according to the newsit, it warns that the maintenance of inflation at a still high level, combined with the increased key interest rates of the ECB and the slowdown in the rate of economic growth, is testing the resilience of households and businesses and may contribute to the creation of new non- serviced loans.
In 2023, however, the quality of their regulatory capital is still low. The improvement in capital adequacy was achieved mainly due to internal capital generation through profitability, but also through the issuance of capital instruments.
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