期刊名称:Financial Stability Report / Sveriges Riksbank
印刷版ISSN:1403-0004
出版年度:2009
卷号:1
页码:32-32
出版社:Sveriges Riksbank
摘要:Following several years of very strong
economic growth for the countries
of Eastern Europe, the trend has now
changed, with rapidly falling growth in several
countries. Developments in Eastern Europe
are signifi cant for the fi nancial stability of
many Western European countries, as Western
European banks contributed to this economic
upswing with extensive loans. In certain
cases, lending has been so extensive that
exposure to Eastern Europe is now equivalent
to a signifi cant portion of the GDP of the
countries in question. This implies that current
developments entail the risk of signifi cant loan
losses for Western European banks, at the same
time as a decision by foreign banks to withdraw
could have major negative consequences for the
region.