Published : 2019-03-29

Countercyclical capital buffer as a macroprudential instrument. Experience gathered so far in the European Union

Abstract

Countercyclical capital buffer (CCyB) has become a key macroprudential tool used to prevent pro-cyclicality and excess credit growth. The aim of this article is to analyze the experience of EU countries which decided to set a non-zero buffer rate. Ten EU countries, where the buffer was activated in 2014-2018, have been subject to the analysis. The key part of the article is devoted to the CCyB methodology and justification of the designated authorities’ decisions. The conclusions from the research indicate a limited usefulness of the Basel methodology. The country review shows that credit gap serves only as an auxiliary indicator while decisions on CCyB rate are based on a wider set of data, including property prices, indebtedness and geopolitical risk. Furthermore, in some countries macroprudential strategies assume maintaining a non-zero CCyB rate in normal times.

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countercyclical capital buffer, credit gap, systemic risk, designated authority, macroprudential policy

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E58, G21, G28


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Dobrańska, A. ., & Kurowski, Łukasz. (2019). Countercyclical capital buffer as a macroprudential instrument. Experience gathered so far in the European Union. Safe Bank, 74(1), 8–42. https://doi.org/10.26354/bb.1.1.74.2019

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