Financial Stability 2/2002

Rapportforside

The outlook is somewhat less favourable

1. Summary

2. International developments and securities markets
    2.1 The international environment
    2.2 Securities markets in Norway

    Box:
    - Some spillover effects in the financial sector of the fall in equity prices

3. Macroeconomic developments and credit risk
    3.1 The macroeconomic environment
    3.2 Credit growth
    3.3 Credit risk associated with loans to the household sector
    3.4 Credit risk associated with loans to the enterprise sector

    Boxes:
    - Commercial property market
    - Market values and the risk of bankruptcy

4. Liquidity risk

    Box:
    - Norwegian banks' counterparty exposure

5. Settlement risk

6. Financial institutions
    6.1 Profits
    6.2 Financial strength
    6.3 The competitive situation

    Box:
    - Risk pricing in Norwegian banks

The cut-off date for this report was 22 November 2002.

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