20/12/2021 (Agence Europe) – The ECB, acting as the single banking supervisor in the euro area, decided, on Friday 17 December, not to extend beyond 2021 the measure that allows banks under its supervision to operate with a short-term liquidity coverage ratio (LCR) of less than 100% without prudential measures being taken. Such a measure was introduced in March 2020 to enable the banking sector to cope with the Covid-19 pandemic (see EUROPE B12445A1). Starting in January of next year,...