The Polish banking system: hit by the crisis or merely by a cool breeze?

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Series Details Vol.7, No.2, March 2010
Publication Date March 2010
ISSN 1725-8375
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Polish banks benefit from operating in a country showing economic resilience, which did not enter into recession in 2009. Overall, the Polish banking system has weathered the crisis well so far. Capitalization in the system is at a healthy 13.1% level and the rate of earnings retention was close to 100% in 2008. Nonetheless, banks' fundamentals have deteriorated in the worsening economic environment. Notably asset quality has suffered a blow and earnings generation has seen a severe contraction in 2009.

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