European banks carry €500bn shortfall into ‘year of MREL’

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European banks carry €500bn shortfall into ‘year of MREL’

European Commission

European financial institutions need up to €500bn of new loss-absorbing debt to meet their minimum requirement for own funds and eligible liabilities (MREL), according to analysts at BNP Paribas.

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