Only struggling banks cut lending to raise capital ratio – IMF paper

imf-2
The IMF

Most banks in Eastern Europe have raised capital through retained earnings – a "benign strategy" from a macroeconomic standpoint – according to a working paper published by the International Monetary Fund.

Michal Andrle, Vladimír Tomšík and Jan Vlček note in their paper it is important to study how banks adjust to Basel III to gauge the full effect. Based on data from the five largest banks in a set of Eastern European nations, they find most improved their capital ratios through retained

Only users who have a paid subscription or are part of a corporate subscription are able to print or copy content.

To access these options, along with all other subscription benefits, please contact info@centralbanking.com or view our subscription options here: http://subscriptions.centralbanking.com/subscribe

You are currently unable to copy this content. Please contact info@centralbanking.com to find out more.

Sorry, our subscription options are not loading right now

Please try again later. Get in touch with our customer services team if this issue persists.

New to Central Banking? View our subscription options

Register for Central Banking

All fields are mandatory unless otherwise highlighted

This address will be used to create your account

You need to sign in to use this feature. If you don’t have a Central Banking account, please register for a trial.

Sign in
You are currently on corporate access.

To use this feature you will need an individual account. If you have one already please sign in.

Sign in.

Alternatively you can request an individual account

.