National Bank of Slovakia

10/12/2021 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 10/12/2021 07:26

Statement from the NBS Bank Board’s 20th meeting of 2021

12. 10. 2021 | Press Release of the NBS

The Bank Board of Národná banka Slovenska today (12 October) held its 20th meeting of 2021, chaired by NBS Governor Peter Kažimír.

The Bank Board discussed and approved a Decree of Národná banka Slovenska amending Decree No 16/2014 of Národná banka Slovenska of 2 September 2014 on the disclosure of information by banks and branches of foreign banks, as amended.

The amending Decree lays down a new annex that will replace the current template constituting Annex 4 of the original Decree. Using the new template, banks that opt to proceed in accordance with Article 468 of the European Union's Capital Requirements Regulation[1] will disclose information in the following structure: common equity; total capital; total capital ratio; risk-weighted assets; leverage ratio; and the impact of these indicators in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Decree takes effect on 31 December 2021.

The Bank Board approved a document entitled "Draft statement of agreement with the proposed method for clearing Sudan's arrears and debt to the International Monetary Fund".

Peter Majer
NBS Spokesperson

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