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Overall, the findings of the stress test were in line with expectations:
The EBA’s final report found that under its adverse scenario, a €24.19 billion capital shortfall would arise in 2016 across 24 banks. However EU banks have already raised €17.9 billion of capital in 2014, reducing the gap to €9.52 billion. The capital shortfall is decreased further to €6.4 billion, after accounting for the Greek restructuring plans and after excluding the shortfalls of the two Slovenian banks and the Belgian bank Dexia (which is under state guarantees).
Half of the residual shortfall (€3.3billion) is found in four Italian banks, with Monte Dei Paschi showing the biggest potential for losses (€2.1billion). The rest of the gap identified includes €1.15 billion from a Portuguese bank (Banco Comercial Portuges, SA), €0.86billion from an Austrian bank (Österreichische Volksbanken-AG) and €0.85billion from an Irish bank (PTSB plc). PTSB’s shortfall is expected to be resolved shortly as the bank is finalising its restructuring plan with the EU.
In sum, the capital shortfalls identified in the report arise mostly from:
Banks that failed the exercise have two weeks to submit new capital plans that will cover the shortages.
For the latest updates on the ECB/EBA stress tests, watch this space.
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