This Great Graphic was posted on Finansakrobat's blog and picked up from Barclay's Research, drawn from Haver Analytics and data from the IMF and ERBD.
It depicts the non-performing loan rate and capital adequacy ratios of a select group of eastern and central European countries. Slovenia and Slovakia are the only two euro area members, in addition to Cyprus, included in the chart, though Latvia is set to join January 1. These two variables are key. The combination of high levels of non-performing loans and low capital ratios is one way to think of financial vulnerability.
Great Graphic: How Unique is Cyprus?
Reviewed by Marc Chandler
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April 02, 2013
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Reviewed by Marc Chandler
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April 02, 2013
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