The Refinancing Structure of Banks in Selected CESEE Countries

Zoltan Walko ()
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Zoltan Walko: Oesterreichische Nationalbank, http://www.oenb.at

Financial Stability Report, 2008, issue 16, 76-95

Abstract: Since the onset of the global financial market turbulence in mid-2007 there have been concerns whether and to what extent the unfolding liquidity squeeze may affect banks in Central, Eastern and Southeastern Europe (CESEE). In this note, we present systematic regional and cross-country information about the refinancing structure of the banking sector in selected CESEE countries as at end-2007 and mid-2008 (most recent data, depending on data availability). Thus, we focus on the situation of banks in these countries before external funding conditions deteriorated significantly for some of them, which happened in the second half of 2008 and has become particularly evident since mid-September. We benchmark the region against the euro area, and – where appropriate – against non-European emerging market economies. This exercise is to contribute to a better understanding of the risks to these countries emanating from the global liquidity squeeze, which may turn out to be more persistent and more relevant for the CESEE region than assumed when the turbulence began to unfold in mid-2007.

Keywords: financial stability; banking sector; Central and Eastern Europe; refinancing (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: G15 G21 G32 O16 O52 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2008
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