Usability of Bank Capital Buffers : The Role of Market Expectations /

Following the COVID shock, supervisors encouraged banks to use capital buffers to support the recovery. However, banks have been reluctant to do so. Provided the market expects a bank to rebuild its buffers, any draw-down will open up a capital shortfall that will weigh on its share price. Therefore...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Abad, Jose
Other Authors: Garcia Pascual, Antonio
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2022.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2022/021
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Online Access:Full text available on IMF