The half-yearly publication Economic Developments and Outlook highlights DNB's forecasts for the Dutch economy. They are placed against the backdrop of recent national and international developments.
In Europe, we have implemented the Basel standards more consistently across banks of all sizes. But let's not forget that the Basel III standards have not yet been fully implemented in European regulation.
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In his keynote speech at the 5th Capital Markets Seminar, jointly organized by the European Stability Mechanism, the European Investment Bank and the European Commission, Klaas Knot discussed the current state of economic and financial affairs.
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Persistently high inflation and rising interest rates are making the risks to financial stability both tangible and visible, as can be seen from the recent failure of a number of regional banks in the United States.
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While interest rates on mortgages have risen sharply following the ECB's recent rate hikes, the increase of interest rates on savings accounts has been limited so far. Banks do not pass on an ECB rate hike equally to their customers as they wish to maintain their interest margin.
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