The Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) has decided to maintain the countercyclical capital buffer (CCyB) at 1.5 per cent, with the measure set to take effect from January 14, 2026. In an official ...

The Reserve Bank on Tuesday said it has decided against activating countercyclical capital buffer (CCyB) as it is not needed in the present circumstances. The framework on CCyB was put in place by ...

An important role for bank capital is that of a buffer against unexpected losses ... From a policy perspective, these results suggest that the effectiveness of countercyclical capital requirements ...

MOSCOW. April 25 (Interfax) - Russian banks can handle increasing the countercyclical buffer to 0.5% from 0.25% as of July 1, 2025, so the Central Bank of Russia has decided to keep the schedule for ...

During financial crises, limiting credit could amplify the downturn and impair the economic recovery. Introducing “countercyclical capital buffers” could help mitigate these trade-offs (see Box 1).

BaFin, the German financial regulator, said on Wednesday that it would trim to 1% from 2% the amount it requires banks to ...

The US Federal Reserve, European Central Bank, Bank of England and others have relaxed capital requirements since March, including for countercyclical buffers that were added to minimum levels. The ...

MILAN (Reuters) - The Bank of Italy said on Friday it had confirmed its countercyclical capital buffer (CCyB) for the country's lenders at zero for the second quarter of this year. The level is ...

The Common Equity Tier 1 (CET1) requirement applicable to Groupe BPCE on a consolidated basis has been set at 10.59% as of January 1 st, 2025, including: • 0.90% with respect to the countercyclical ...

Borrower-based measures (BBMs) have been complemented by the activation of a counter cyclical capital buffer (CCyB) in 2017, supplementing existing capital conservation buffer (CCoB) and other ...