The results of the stress tests published by the European Banking Authority (EBA) on Friday 28 July show that the European Union’s banking sector “is sufficiently capitalised to continue to support the economy”, even though its cumulative losses would amount to €496 billion in the event of a very pessimistic scenario materialising.
Thestress tests assessed how banks would react to the materialisation of credit, market and operational risks in the event of a drastic downturn in...