Stress testing confirms the more capital banks hold, the better
Geoff Bascand says Covid-19 is a stark reminder of the need to be prepared for the unexpected.
Brent Edwards
Thu, 17 Sep 2020
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Hawke’s Bay
After stress testing the country’s retail banks in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Reserve Bank is confident they can cope in a serious crisis.
In the RBNZ’s base case stress scenario, it assumed the unemployment rate rose to 13% and annual GDP fell 12%. It also assumed a 37% drop in
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Brent Edwards
Thu, 17 Sep 2020
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Stress testing confirms the more capital banks hold, the better
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