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ECB eases collateral rules to pre-empt potential rating downgrade

23 April 2020 Christos Ziotis

ECB took another decisive step to mitigate impact of possible rating downgrades on collateral availability. The Central Bank aims to ensure that banks have sufficient assets that they can mobilise as collateral with the Eurosystem to participate in the liquidity-providing operations and to continue providing funding to the euro area economy.

ECB meets on junk bond collateral rules

22 April 2020 Editors

President Lagarde drew the line at buying debt directly from euro zone governments and has poured cold water on the notion of “helicopter money” drops for households.

Greek banks borrowed 12.35 billion euros from the ECB in March

15 April 2020 Editors

Greek banks’ ECB borrowings (entirely LTROs) rise by EUR4.75bn month on month in March. Funding to Greek lenders provided entirely…

Creditors demand home auctions now; Greece to extend protection law

14 April 2020 Konstantinos Papagrigoris

Creditors, mainly the ECB, opposed any long term extension to primary residency protection.
The Greek government sends a strong message that it will immediately take the necessary legislative initiative to protect main residence.

European Systemic Board: EU financial system is more resilient now

10 April 2020 Editors

The EU financial system is more resilient now, but the longer the necessary containment measures remain, financial fragility increase. The General Board decided to focus its attention on five
priority areas.

ECB Waiver to accept Greek sovereign debt instruments as collateral in Eurosystem credit operations

8 April 2020 Christos Ziotis

The measures will not only enhance Greek banks’ liquidity position by 10 billion euros,and their NII,
but also benefit Greek Government Bonds themselves.

A. Enria : SSM will use Maximum Flexibility in Evaluating the Implementation of the ongoing plans to reduce NPLs

30 March 2020 Christos Ziotis

SSM : – will use maximum flexibility in evaluating the implementation of the ongoing plans to reduce past non-performing loans.
– Have eased capital and liquidity constraints.

ECB’s SSM consent to give banks more flexibility in NPE classification

23 March 2020 Christos Ziotis

Single Supervisory Mechanism, provided y banks with more flexibility on the classification of non-performing loans *** Capital relief amounts to €120 billion *** The ECB supports all initiatives aimed at providing sustainable solutions to temporarily distressed debtors***ECB understands that current NPEs targets are unrealistic.