With an average Common Equity Tier 1 (CET1) ratio of 15.3% at the end of 2022 (14.8% in the third quarter) and an average liquidity ratio of 164.7% (162.4% in the third quarter), the European banking sector remains strong and its profitability, linked to the ECB’s interest rate hike, continues to increase, the European Banking Authority (EBA) noted in its ministerial financial risk scoreboard published on Tuesday 4 April.
However, the European authority notes that, since then,...