CESEE Banks: Small Exposure in Southern Europe

Businessn.a. ♦ Published: June 20, 2012; 19:33 ♦ (Vindobona)

The riskiness of assets held by CESEE banks is manageable, the U.S. rating agency Fitch says. The CESEE region has closer links to Western Europe than to Southern Europe.

CESEE Banks: Small Exposure in Southern Europe / Picture: © Coface, CEE Top 500

According to Fitch, the exposure of CESEE banks in Southern Europe is very small, Fitch says. As a result, the riskiness of their assets would be manageable. Not only the exposure has a stronger focus on Western Europe, but also foreign trade is linked more closely to Western Europe.

Fitch sees a substantial risk factor in banks from Greece, Ireland and Portugal. Czech and…