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18/5/2022 Research EN
Scope analysis reveals European banks can cope with significant credit deterioration
Takeaways from profitability and capital calculations conducted by Scope on 50 large European banks in its rated universe show that 44 institutions will remain profitable even if they had to triple their credit provisions.

17/5/2022 Research EN
Credit Talk: Europe’s airline sector faces tough financing, operating conditions
Europe’s airline sector faces difficult financing and operating conditions, squeezed by rising interest rates and surging fuel prices even as air traffic recovers from the pandemic, forcing airlines to again adapt their strategies.

13/5/2022 Research EN
Austrian lending limits will not ensure financial stability if interest rate-risk is excluded
Exemptions included in the set of macroprudential measures proposed by Austria’s Financial Market Authority to address risks in the housing market are too generous and do not tackle the risk of higher interest rates. Legislative adjustments are needed.

12/5/2022 Research EN
Spanish banks: cautious on cost of risk; valuation adjustments hit capital ratios
Spanish banks reported a solid set of first-quarter results. Net interest income was flat for most domestic lenders, although it has bottomed out in Spain. Santander and BBVA, meanwhile, showed a positive year-on-year trend in international lending.

11/5/2022 Research EN
The Wide Angle – why cyber risk is more than ever a top threat for European banks
European banks and regulators have highlighted time and again that they consider cyber risk to be a key threat to banks’ activities, yet this remains one of the least assessed and considered risk factors.

9/5/2022 Research EN
German banks: positive tone set to weaken over 2022
German banks are in better shape than they have been for a long time. Results were solid in 2021 and early signals for Q1 2022 look promising. But as the storm clouds gather over the global economy, the positive dynamic looks set to weaken considerably.