A Strategy for Resolving Europe's Problem Loans /

Europe's banking system is weighed down by high levels of non-performing loans (NPLs), which are holding down credit growth and economic activity. This discussion note uses a new survey of European country authorities and banks to examine the structural obstacles that discourage banks from addr...

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Autor principal: Aiyar, Shekhar
Otros Autores: Bergthaler, Wolfgang, Garrido, Jose, Ilyina, Anna
Formato: Revista
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2015.
Colección:Staff Discussion Notes; Staff Discussion Notes ; No. 2015/019
Acceso en línea:Full text available on IMF
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