In the fourth quarter of 2020, the share of bank loans considered ‘underperforming’ or in stage 2, rose to “9.1%”, showing an increase of 110 basis points quarter on quarter, the European Banking Authority (EBA) noted in the latest edition of its Risk Dashboard, which it published on Wednesday 31 March.
While the number of households or non-financial corporations (NFCs) unable to repay their loans remains limited, the European authority notes that the “sectors most affected by the...