Showing posts with label Irish NPLs. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Irish NPLs. Show all posts

Thursday, July 16, 2015

16/7/15: Ah Shure, matey, de Banks were Solvent... and Still Are...


You know the meme... "Banks are/were solvent"... It replays itself over and over again, most recently - well, just now - in the Banking Inquiry hearings in Ireland.

Ok, so they are:
Source: http://www.valuewalk.com/2015/03/non-performing-loans-europe/

Yes, that is 4 years after Irish banks were recapitalised, more than 3 years after they passed 'stringent' stress-tests and over 2 years of 'rigourous' work-outs (with 'strict' targets being met) of NPLs.