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A Strategy for Resolving Europe's Problem Loans
Author: Mr. Shekhar Aiyar, Mr. Wolfgang Bergthaler, Jose M Garrido, Ms. Anna Ilyina, Andreas Jobst, Mr. Kenneth H Kang, Dmitriy Kovtun, Ms. Yan Liu, Mr. Dermot Monaghan, and Ms. Marina Moretti
Series:
Staff Discussion Notes
Volume/Issue:
Volume 2015: Issue 019
Language:
English
Publication Date:
24 Sep 2015
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5089/9781513591278.006
ISBN:
9781513591278
ISSN:
2617-6750
Pages:
79
Keywords:
SDN; book value; unsecured debt; expected return; profit sharing; NPL ratio; NPL resolution; bank capitalization; area bank; real GDP; bank profitability; capital buffer; Nonperforming loans; Distressed assets; Loans; Solvency; Debt restructuring; Europe; Global
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Europe’s banking system is weighed down by high levels of non-performing loans (NPLs), which are holding down credit growth and economic activity. This discussion note uses a new survey of European country authorities and banks to examine the structural obstacles that discourage banks from addressing their problem loans. A three pillared strategy is advocated to remedy the situation, comprising: (i) tightened supervisory policies, (ii) insolvency reforms, and (iii) the development of distressed debt markets.
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Staff Discussion Notes
ISSN:
2617-6750
Publisher:
International Monetary Fund