Alphavalue / Divacons| Spanish banks had the worst capital ratio in Europe in the annual transparency exercise conducted by the European Banking Authority (EBA) for the second time in a row, behind even their Greek peers. Specifically, the ten Spanish banks that took part in this EBA exercise recorded a CET fully-loaded capital ratio of 12.64% in 2Q23, the cut-off date for this year. This figure increased by +34 basis points and is the worst of the 26 European countries taking part in the examination, after widening the spread with Greek banks to 1.58 points from 0.07 previously.
Ten Spanish banks examined by EBA register worst capital ratio in Europe: 12.64% in 2Q23
