Brussels, 01/07/2014 (Agence Europe) - On Monday 30 June, the European Central Bank issued a report showing that the size of the banking sector and the total assets managed in the EU28 and the eurozone shrank in 2013 compared with 2012.
In total, 4,588 banks and stand-alone credit institutions were active in the EU28 on 31 December 2013. The banking sector comprised 36 national banks (the same as on 31 December 2012, 37 on 31 December 2011), 506 medium-sized financial institutions (494 on...