On Tuesday 24 July, the European Banking Authority (EBA) published an opinion for the attention of the European Commission, in which it advises against creating a European Secured Note (ESN) for loans to finance infrastructure and provides a number of recommendations concerning loans to SMEs.
Readers may recall that in March, the Commission presented a proposal to create a European label for covered bonds, which will enjoy preferential prudential treatment (see EUROPE 11979). However, the...