European Banking Losses, Could Reach 195 Billion Euros

Frankfurt Report - 'The European Central Bank / ECB' yesterday warned that potential losses on banks in the euro zone could reach 195 billion euros in the next 18 months, when entering a second wave of crisis.

Losses were estimated to have occurred if the banks increase the share of purchases of government bonds in the euro zone is still considered risky due to high budget deficits.

ECB says euro zone banking sector needs to increase fees for mengkover losses this year are estimated at 90 billion euros and 105 billion euros in the next year. The loss is due to the write off bad loans in 2009 amounted to 238 billion euros.

"This projection was first issued by the ECB for next year despite the decline in total assets at the end of 2010 tended to be lower than previously estimated," the ECB said in a recent Financial Stability Report, released yesterday, as reported by the 'Reuters', Tuesday 1 June 2010.

However, the decline in government assets in the euro zone over the next two years, is estimated to be greater if debt ratio is still high despite the government made various efforts thrift.

'ECB' began buying most of the debt of Greece, Portugal, and Spain as a form of support for economic stabilization pascakucuran bailout package worth almost $ 1 trillion early last month. Thank you for visiting (otofinanceinfo)