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The European Banking Authority warned this week that lenders could struggle with asset quality problems for years as a result of Covid-19, publishing the findings in its first sensitivity analysis of the EU banking sector. -
The head of the Cyprus public debt management office believes that the amount Cyprus can claim under the ESM pandemic support facility “is insufficient to justify any such action”.
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In this round-up, China’s top government officials, including president Xi Jinping, discuss key economic targets and a fiscal stimulus package, and foreign minister Wang Yi warns the US against a ‘new cold war’.
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Cyprus may become the first country to access the ESM’s pandemic support line, borrowing 2% of its GDP for up to 10 years.
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The Bank of England has reminded UK lenders to apply ‘sound risk management practices’ in the capital treatment of their mortgages amid Covid-19, after the Financial Conduct Authority extended its payment holiday scheme by another three months.
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In this special round-up on China’s annual Two Sessions parliamentary meeting, the government does not set a growth target for 2020 but raises the budget deficit to at least 3.6% of GDP. It also plans to issue Rmb1tr ($140bn) of special ‘anti-pandemic’ treasury bonds.
