Bad loans in emerging Europe remain close to historic lows, highlighting resilience, but pockets of risk are emerging
United Kingdom, Dec. 17 -- Non-performing loans (NPLs) in central, eastern and south-eastern Europe (CESEE) remained at historic lows in Q2 2025 despite ongoing macroeconomic and geopolitical pressures, according to the latest edition of the EBRD's NPL Monitor, which was published today.NPL volumes in the region fell by 3.5 per cent year on year to stand at €28 billion in that quarter, helped by borrowers' solid fundamentals and active balance-sheet management.The average NPL ratio in the region remained broadly stable at 1.93 per cent, while the overall coverage ratio dipped slightly due to softer provisioning in some markets but remained comfortably above pre-pandemic levels at 63.3 per cent.The headline figures suggest that the reg...
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