Financial Stability 2/10
Charts
Chapter 1
-3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4
-3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 As of 09 Q3
As of 10 Q3
Net interest income Other operating income Personnel expenses Other operating expenses Loan losses Pre-tax profit
1) All banks excluding branches of foreign banks in Norway Source: Norges Bank
Chart A.1 Banks’
1)pre-tax profits as a percentage of average total assets.
Annual figures. 2000 – 2009. Three first quarters of 2009 and 2010
-1,000 0
1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000 6,000 7,000
-1,000 0 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000 6,000 7,000
2008 Q4
2009 Q1
2009 Q2
2009 Q3
2009 Q4
2010 Q1
2010 Q2
2010 Q3
Change in individual writedowns Change in group writedowns Actual losses, non-provisioned Reversal of previous losses Loan losses
Chart A.2 Components of banks’
1)recognised loan losses. In millions of NOK.
Quarterly figures. 2008 Q4 – 2010 Q3
1) All banks in Norway Source: Norges Bank
Retail market (mortgages)
52.1
Retail market (other loans)
5.5 Property
management 15.9 Construction
3.0 Services
5.8
Shipping 2.8 Foreign enterprises2)
4.7
Manufacturing 2.6
Other industries 7.6
Chart A.3 Distribution of banks and OMF covered bond mortgage companies’ loans to the retail market, corporate market and foreign enterprises.
1)Per cent. As of 30 September 2010
1) All banks and OMF covered bond mortgage companies in Norway 2) Shipping accounts for a large share of lending to foreign enterprises Source: Norges Bank
0 5 10 15 20 25
0 5 10 15 20 25
0 1 10 100 1,000 10,000
T ie r 1 ca pi tal ratio
Total assets (logarithmic scale)
New Tier 1 capital ratio requirement New Tier 1 capital ratio requirement + conservation buffer
New Tier 1 capital ratio requirement + conservation buffer + maximal
countercyclical buffer
1) All banks excluding branches of foreign banks in Norway Source: Norges Bank
Chart A.4 Banks’
1)Tier 1 capital ratio. Per cent. Total assets. In billions of
NOK. As of 2010 Q3
0 2 4 6 8 10 12
0 2 4 6 8 10 12
1987 1990 1993 1996 1999 2002 2005 2008
Tier 1 ratio Equity ratio
Chart A.5 Banks’
1)Tier 1 capital ratio and equity ratio. Per cent. Quarterly figures.1987 Q4 – 2010 Q3
1) All banks excluding branches of foreign banks in Norway. Equity ratio prior to 1990 is for all banks Sources: Finanstilsynet (Financial Supervisory Authority of Norway) and Norges Bank
1) All banks excluding branches of foreign banks in Norway Source: Norges Bank
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70
1987 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 Retail market
Corporate market Other customers
Chart A.6 Distribution of banks’
1)gross lending to different customer groups.
Shares in per cent. Monthly figures. March 1987 – September 2010
1) All banks and covered bond mortgage companies excluding branches and subsidiaries of foreign banks in Norway
Source: Norges Bank
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Banks
Banks and OMF covered bond mortgage companies
Chart A.7 Banks and OMF covered bond mortgage companies’
1)deposit-to-loan
ratio for customers. Per cent. Monthly figures. January 2000 – September 2010
1) All banks and OMF covered bond mortgage companies excluding branches and subsidiaries of foreign banks in Norway
Source: Norges Bank
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80
0 200 400 600 800 1,000 1,200 1,400 1,600
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Gross market funding in billions of NOK (left-hand scale)
Share of market funding with remaining maturity up to 1 year (right-hand scale) Share of market funding with remaining maturity over 1 year (right-hand scale)
Chart A.8 Banks and OMF covered bond mortgage companies’
1)gross market
funding. In billions of NOK. Distribution of market funding. Per cent. Quarterly
figures. 2001 Q1 – 2010 Q3
0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400
0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400
2009 Q2 2009 Q4 2010 Q3
Maturity 1 – 3 years Maturity 3 – 5 years Maturity 5 – 10 years Maturity over 10 years
Chart A.9 Banks and OMF covered bond mortgage companies’
1)long-term bond financing by remaining maturity. In billions of NOK. As of 2009 Q2 and Q4 and 2010 Q3
1) All banks and OMF covered bond mortgage companies excluding branches and subsidiaries of foreign banks in Norway
Source: Norges Bank
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80
Under 25 per cent
25 – 50 per cent
50 – 75 per cent
75 – 100 per cent
Over 100 per cent
Original proposal 2009 Q4 Revised proposal 2009 Q4 Original proposal 2010 Q2 Revised proposal 2010 Q2
Chart A.10 Banks’
1)liquid assets as a percentage of required liquid assets.
Number of banks. As of 2009 Q4 and 2010 Q2
1) All banks excluding branches of foreign banks in Norway Source: Norges Bank
0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350
0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350
Jun-07 Dec-07 Jun-08 Dec-08 Jun-09 Dec-09 Jun-10
Short-term paper in NOK Bonds in NOK
Short-term paper and bonds in foreign currency Deposits in Norges Bank
Treasury bills in swap arrangement
1) All banks excluding branches of foreign banks in Norway Source: Norges Bank
Chart A.11 Norwegian banks’
1)deposits in Norges Bank and government and government-guaranteed bonds and short-term paper. Outstanding Treasury bills in connection with swap arrangement. In billions of NOK. Monthly figures.
June 2007 – September 2010
DnB NOR Bank 32.8
Foreign subsidiaries
18.8 Foreign branches
17.8 Other savings
banks 28.6
Other commercial banks
2.0
Chart A.12 Banks and OMF covered bond mortgage companies’
1)lending to the corporate market. Market shares. Per cent. As of 30 September 2010
1) All banks and OMF covered bond mortgage companies in Norway Source: Norges Bank
Bank Risk weight Norwegian banks (IRB)
SpareBank 1 SR-Bank 10
DnB NOR Bank 11
SpareBank 1 Nord-Norge 11
SpareBank 1 SMN 12
Nordea Bank Norge 13
Sparebanken Vest 14
Nordic banks (IRB)
Handelsbanken 7
Swedbank 7
Danske Bank 10
Nordea 11
SEB 17
Norwegian banks (Standardised approach) Loans with loan-to-value ratio of less than
80 per cent 35
Sources: Capital adequacy reports and quarterly reports by banks and Norges Bank
Table A.1 Average risk weights on loans secured on dwellings. Per cent.
Consolidated numbers for 2009 and 2010
Chart B.1 GDP mainland Norway and trading partners. Quarterly change.
Seasonally adjusted. Per cent. 2007 Q1 – 2011 Q2
1)-3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3
-3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3
Mar-07 Sep-07 Mar-08 Sep-08 Mar-09 Sep-09 Mar-10 Sep-10 Mar-11
GDP mainland Norway GDP trading partners
1) Projections for 2010 Q3 – 2011 Q2
Sources: Statistics Norway, OECD, Thomson Reuters and Norges Bank
Chart B.2 Bank lending surveys in US and euro area. Percentage of banks that have tightened credit standards minus percentage of banks that have eased credit standards. Quarterly figures. 2003 Q1 – 2010 Q3
Sources: Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank (ECB) 17
-40 -20 0 20 40 60 80 100
-40 -20 0 20 40 60 80 100
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Enterprises (euro area) Households (euro area) Enterprises (US)
Households (US)
0 20 40 60 80 100
0 20 40 60 80 100
1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009
Europe US
Chart B.3 Implied volatility
1)derived from equity options. Per cent. Daily figures.
4 January 1999 – 23 November 2010
1) Market participants’ expectations as to future fluctuations in equity prices. The broken lines show the average for the period 1999 – 2010
Sources: Thomson Reuters and Norges Bank
Chart B.4 The IMF’s Global Financial Stability Map
1)Oct. 10 Apr. 10
CONDITIONS Macroeconomic
risks
Emerging market risks
Credit risks
Market and liquidity risk
Risk appetite Monetary and
financial conditions
RISKS
1) Risks: Closer to centre signifies less risk. Conditions: Farther from centre signifies improved monetary and financial conditions or increased risk appetite.
Source: IMF
Chart B.5 Government bond spreads. Compared with German government bonds. 10-year maturity. Percentage points. Daily figures.
1 January 2007 – 23 November 2010
0 2 4 6 8 10
0 2 4 6 8 10
Jan-07 Jul-07 Jan-08 Jul-08 Jan-09 Jul-09 Jan-10 Jul-10
Portugal Ireland Italy Greece Spain
Source: Thomson Reuters
Faktapresentasjon 6. september 2010
Chart B.6 CDS prices. iTraxx Senior Financials
1)and Nordic banks. Basis points. 1 January 2007 – 23 November 2010
0 50 100 150 200 250
0 50 100 150 200 250
Jan-07 Jul-07 Jan-08 Jul-08 Jan-09 Jul-09 Jan-10 Jul-10 iTraxx
Danske Bank DnB NOR Nordea
1) iTraxx Senior Financials comprises 25 large European financial institutions Source: Bloomberg
Chart B.7 Indicative risk premiums on 5-year Norwegian corporate bonds, bank bonds and OMF covered bonds. Spreads against swap rates. Percentage
points. Weekly figures. 2 July 2007 – 17 November 2010
-0.5 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5
-0.5 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5
Jul-07 Jan-08 Jul-08 Jan-09 Jul-09 Jan-10 Jul-10 Smaller banks with high rating 1)
DnB NOR Bank
OMF covered bonds Industrials
1) Banks with total assets between NOK 5bn and 15bn and rated A by DnB NOR Markets Source: DnB NOR Markets
0 1 2 3 4
0 1 2 3 4
Jan-07 Jul-07 Jan-08 Jul-08 Jan-09 Jul-09 Jan-10 Jul-10
US
Euro area Norway
Chart B.8 Spread between 3-month money market rate and market
expectations as to the key rate.
1)Percentage points. 5-day moving average.
Daily figures. 5 January 2007 – 23 November 2010
23
1) Expected key rates are derived from Overnight Indexed Swaps (OIS). OIS for Norway estimated by Norges Bank
Sources: Bloomberg, Thomson Reuters and Norges Bank
0 500 1,000 1,500 2,000 2,500 3,000 3,500
1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Jan – Oct 2009
Jan – Oct 2010 0
500 1,000 1,500 2,000 2,500 3,000 3,500
Other Bank
Chart B.9 Bonds issued by European companies. Total issuance in all currencies. In billions of USD. 1999 – 2010
Sources: Bloomberg and Norges Bank 24
Chart B.10 Household debt burden and interest burden. Per cent. Quarterly figures. 1988 Q1 – 2013 Q4
1)0 2 4 6 8 10 12
1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012
0 50 100 150 200 250
Debt burden (right-hand scale) Interest burden (left-hand scale)
1) Projections for 2010 Q1 – 2013 Q4
Sources: Statistics Norway and Norges Bank
Chart B.11 Private households
1)by net debt burden.
2)Per cent. Annual figures.
2005 – 2008
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35
No net debt
0 – 100 100 – 200 200 – 300 300 – 400 400 – 500 Over 500
2005 2006 2007 2008
1) Corresponds to the term retail market
2) Net debt burden is debt minus bank deposits as a percentage of disposable income Sources: Statistics Norway and Norges Bank
Chart B.12 12-month house price inflation in per cent, housing starts and housing turnover in thousands (total over past 12 months). Monthly figures.
January 2003 – October 2010
-10 -5 0 5 10 15 20
0 15 30 45 60 75 90
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Housing turnover (left-hand scale) Housing starts (left-hand scale)
12-month house price inflation (right-hand scale)
Sources: Association of Norwegian Real Estate agents, Association of Real Estate Agency Firms, Finn.no, Econ Pöyry, Statistics Norway and Norges Bank
Chart B.13 Real house prices. Indices. 1985 = 100. Annual figures. 1985 – 2010
1)0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140
0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140
1985 1988 1991 1994 1997 2000 2003 2006 2009
Deflated by disposable income minus expenses for food, non-alcoholic beverages, clothing and footwear 2)
Deflated by disposable income
1) January – October 2010. Broken lines show the average over the period 1985 – 2009 2) Sub-indices for private consumption from the national accounts
Sources: Association of Norwegian Real Estate agents, Association of Real Estate Agency Firms, Finn.no, Econ Pöyry, Statistics Norway and Norges Bank
Chart B.14 Household net financial assets incl. and excl. insurance reserves. In billions of NOK. Quarterly figures. 1996 Q1 – 2010 Q2
-800 -600 -400 -200 0 200 400 600 800 1,000
1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010
-800 -600 -400 -200 0 200 400 600 800 1,000
Net financial assets Insurance reserves
Net financial assets excluding insurance reserves
Sources: Statistics Norway and Norges Bank
Chart B.15 Key ratios for enterprises listed on Oslo Børs.
1)Per cent.
Quarterly figures. 2002 Q1 – 2010 Q2
-30 -20 -10 0 10 20 30
-30 -20 -10 0 10 20 30
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Return on equity Operating margin
30
1) Sample consisting of 139 listed non-financial enterprises as of 2010 Q2. Statoil is not included in the sample. Broken lines show the average for the period 2002 Q1 – 2010 Q2
Sources: Statistics Norway and Norges Bank
Chart B.16 12-month growth in credit (C2) to enterprises and contribution in per cent
1). Monthly figures. January 2007 – September 2010
1) Not adjusted for exchange rate fluctuations in the contributions
2) Loans from insurance companies, state lending institutions and pension funds Source: Statistics Norway
-10 -5 0 5 10 15 20 25
-10 -5 0 5 10 15 20 25
Jan-07 Jul-07 Jan-08 Jul-08 Jan-09 Jul-09 Jan-10 Jul-10
Short-term paper and bond debt Finance companies
Mortgage companies Banks
Other 2) C2 enterprises (left-hand scale)
Chart B.17 Debt servicing capacity
1)for selected industries. Per cent.
Annual figures. 2008 – 2009
Hotels and restaurants Commercial property Business services Oil services Telecom Fisheries Shipping Manufacturing and mining Energy and water supply Agriculture and forestry Transport excl. shipping Retail trade Construction Total
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70
2008 2009
1) Profits before tax, writedowns and depreciation as a percentage of bank and bond debt.
Intragroup funding is not included Source: Norges Bank
Chart B.18 Real rental and selling prices for office premises.
1)Semi-annual figures. Indices. 1986 = 100. June 1986 – December 2010
2)0 20 40 60 80 100 120
0 20 40 60 80 100 120
1986 1989 1992 1995 1998 2001 2004 2007 2010
Selling price Rental price
1) High-standard offices centrally located in Oslo. Broken lines shows the average over the period 1986 – 2010
2) Selling price until June 2010
Sources: OPAK, Statistics Norway and Norges Bank
Chart B.19 Freight rates (Clarksea Index)
1)in USD per day and selling price of ships in millions of USD. Monthly figures. January 1990 – October 2010
2)0 10 20 30 40 50
0 10 20 30 40 50
1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010
Clarksea Index Selling price
1) Weighted average for earnings in the tanker, bulk, container and gas segments 2) Selling price from January 1995
Source: Clarkson Research Services Ltd
Chapter 2
Chart 1 Mainland GDP. Annual volume change. Per cent. Annual figures.
2005 – 2013
1)-2 0 2 4 6
-2 0 2 4 6
2005 2007 2009 2011 2013
Baseline scenario Stress scenario
1) Projections for 2010 – 2013
Sources: Statistics Norway and Norges Bank
Chart 2 House prices. Annual change. Per cent. Annual figures. 2005 – 2013
1)-12 -8 -4 0 4 8 12 16
-12 -8 -4 0 4 8 12 16
2005 2007 2009 2011 2013
Baseline scenario Stress scenario
Norges Bank Finansiell stabilitet
1) Projections for 2010 – 2013
Sources: Association of Norwegian Real Estate Agents, ECON Pöyry, Finn.no, Association of Real Estate Agency Firms and Norges Bank
Chart 3 Credit to households and enterprises. Weighted by sector. Year-on-year growth.
1)Per cent. Annual figures. 1998 – 2013
2)1) Changes in inventory measured at the end of the year 2) Projections for 2010 – 2013
Sources: Statistics Norway and Norges Bank
0 4 8 12 16 20
0 4 8 12 16 20
1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012
Baseline scenario Stress scenario
Chart 4 3-month money market rate. Per cent. Annual figures. 1998 – 2013
1)0 2 4 6 8
0 2 4 6 8
1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012
Baseline scenario Stress scenario
1) Projections for 2010 – 2013 Source: Norges Bank
Chart 5 Problem loans in stress scenario under alternative assumptions.
Percentage of gross lending. Annual figures. 1998 – 2013
1)0 1 2 3 4
0 1 2 3 4
1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012
Stress scenario Oil price USD 30
Allowing for depreciation of the real exchange rate
30% fall in property prices
1) Projections for 2010 – 2013
Sources: Statistics Norway and Norges Bank
Chart 6 Loan losses in baseline scenarios and stress scenarios in FS 1/10 and FS 2/10. Percentage of gross lending to customers. Annual figures. 1987 – 2013
1)-2 0 2 4 6
-2 0 2 4 6
1987 1990 1993 1996 1999 2002 2005 2008 2011
Baseline scenario FS 2/10 Stress scenario FS 2/10 Baseline scenario FS 1/10 Stress scenario FS 1/10
1) Projections for 2010 – 2013 for DnB NOR Bank, Nordea Bank Norge, SpareBank 1 SR-Bank, Sparebanken Vest, SpareBank 1 SMN and SpareBank 1 Nord-Norge
Sources: Statistics Norway and Norges Bank
-3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4
-3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Net interest income Other operating income Operating expenses
Loan losses Pre-tax profit
1) All banks excluding branches of foreign banks in Norway
2) Projections for 2010 – 2013 for DnB NOR Bank, Nordea Bank Norge, SpareBank 1 SR-Bank, Sparebanken Vest, SpareBank 1 SMN and SpareBank 1 Nord-Norge
Source: Norges Bank
Chart 7 Banks’
1)pre-tax profits as a percentage of average total assets.
Baseline scenario. Per cent. Annual figures. 2002 – 2013
2)-3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4
-3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Net interest income Other operating income Operating expenses
Loan losses Pre-tax profit
Chart 8 Banks’
1)pre-tax profits as a percentage of average total assets.
Stress scenario. Per cent. Annual figures. 2002 – 2013
2)1) All banks excluding branches of foreign banks in Norway
2) Projections for 2010 – 2013 for DnB NOR Bank, Nordea Bank Norge, SpareBank 1 SR-Bank, Sparebanken Vest, SpareBank 1 SMN and SpareBank 1 Nord-Norge
Source: Norges Bank
-0.3 0.0 0.3 0.6 0.9 1.2 1.5
-0.3 0.0 0.3 0.6 0.9 1.2 1.5
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Median
Highest and lowest value
Chart 9 Banks’ post-tax profits. Stress scenario. Percentage of average total assets. Annual figures. 2003 – 2013
1)1) Projections for 2010 – 2013 for DnB NOR Bank, Nordea Bank Norge, SpareBank 1 SR-Bank, Sparebanken Vest, SpareBank 1 SMN and SpareBank 1 Nord-Norge
Source: Statistics Norway and Norges Bank
-1.0 -0.5 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0
-1.0 -0.5 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Median
Highest and lowest value
Chart 10 Banks’ loan losses. Stress scenario. Percentage of gross lending to customers. Annual figures. 2003 – 2013
1)1) Projections for 2010 – 2013 for DnB NOR Bank, Nordea Bank Norge, SpareBank 1 SR-Bank, Sparebanken Vest, SpareBank 1 SMN and SpareBank 1 Nord-Norge
Source: Statistics Norway and Norges Bank
Chart 11 Banks’ post-tax profits in stress scenarios. Percentage of average total assets. Annual figures. 2003 – 2013
1)-2 -1 0 1 2
-2 -1 0 1 2
2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013
Baseline scenario Stress scenario
Stress scenario with increased losses in commercial property Stress scenario with 20% loss ratio
1) Projections for 2010 – 2013 for DnB NOR Bank, Nordea Bank Norge, SpareBank 1 SR-Bank, Sparebanken Vest, SpareBank 1 SMN and SpareBank 1 Nord-Norge
Source: Statistics Norway and Norges Bank
Chart 12 Banks’ Tier 1 capital ratio in stress scenarios. Per cent. Annual figures.
2003 – 2013
1)0 2 4 6 8 10
0 2 4 6 8 10
2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013
Baseline scenario Stress scenario
Stress scenario with increased losses in commercial property Stress scenario with 20% loss ratio
Current minimum Tier 1 capital ratio Proposed minimum Tier 1 capital ratio
1) Projections for 2010 – 2013 for DnB NOR Bank, Nordea Bank Norge, SpareBank 1 SR-Bank, Sparebanken Vest, SpareBank 1 SMN and SpareBank 1 Nord-Norge
Source: Statistics Norway and Norges Bank
0 2 4 6 8 10 12
0 2 4 6 8 10 12
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Median
Highest and lowest value
Current minimum Tier 1 capital ratio Proposed minimum Tier 1 capital ratio
Chart 13 Banks’ Tier 1 capital ratio. Stress scenario. Per cent. 2003 – 2013
1)1) Projections for 2010 – 2013 for DnB NOR Bank, Nordea Bank Norge, SpareBank 1 SR-Bank, Sparebanken Vest, SpareBank 1 SMN and SpareBank 1 Nord-Norge
Source: Statistics Norway and Norges Bank
Box 1
-2 -1 0 1 2 3
-2 -1 0 1 2 3
2007 2008 2009 FS 1/10 2)
2010
2010 Q1 – Q3
Net interest income Other operating income Operating expenses
Loan losses Pre-tax profit
Chart 1 Banks’
1)pre-tax profits as a percentage of average total assets. Annual figures. 2007 – 2010
1) DnB NOR Bank, Nordea Bank Norge, SpareBank 1 SR-Bank, Sparebanken Vest, SpareBank 1 SMN and SpareBank 1 Nord-Norge
2) Baseline scenario in FS 1/10
Sources: Statistics Norway and Norges Bank
Chart 2 Problem loans as a percentage of gross lending in baseline scenarios.
1990 – 2010
1)0 2 4 6 8 10 12
0 2 4 6 8 10 12
1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010
Historical figures
Baseline scenario FS 1/10
1) Historical figures until Q3 2010. Projections for 2010 from baseline scenario FS 1/10 Sources: Statistics Norway and Norges Bank
Box 2
Chart 1 Current and proposed minimum capital requirements, and capital buffer requirements. Per cent of risk-weighted assets
Common equity 2.0
Common equity 4.5
Common equity 4.5
Conservation
buffer 2.5
Countercyclical
buffer 0 – 2.5
Hybrids 2.0
Hybrids 1.5
Hybrids 1.5
Tier 2 4.0
Tier 2 2.0
Tier 2 2.0
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Current Proposed Proposed with buffers
Tier 1
Tier 1
Sources: The Basel Committee and Norges Bank
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
DnB NOR Bank
Nordea Bank Norge
SpareBank 1 SR-bank
Sparebanken Vest
SpareBank 1 SMN
Chart 2 Consolidated common equity capital ratios of the five largest Norwegian banking groups and Nordea Bank Norge. Per cent. As of 2010 Q3
SpareBank 1 Nord-Norge New common equity requirement including
conservation buffer
New common equity requirement including conservation buffer and maximum countercyclical buffer
Sources: Banks’ financial reports and Norges Bank
Chart 3 Banks’
1)stable funding in per cent of requirements. Group average.
As of 2010 Q2
1) All banks excluding branches of foreign banks in Norway Source: Norges Bank
0 20 40 60 80 100 120
0 20 40 60 80 100 120
All banks Savings banks (excluding DnB NOR Bank) December 2009 proposal
July 2010 revised proposal
Box 3
-20 -15 -10 -5 0 5 10 15 20 25 30
-20 -15 -10 -5 0 5 10 15 20 25 30
1985 1987 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009
Suggested thresholds for when the buffer
requirement is triggered and when it is at maximum
Chart 1 Credit/GDP in Norway. Measured as gap relative to trend.
1)Percentage points. Quarterly data. 1985 Q1 – 2010 Q2
1) According to guidelines from the Basel Committee. Data for mainland Norway from1993 Q4.
Sources: Statistics Norway, IMF and Norges Bank
Box 5
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18
1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008
Germany (10 yrs) US (10 yrs)
Germany (2 yrs) US (2 yrs)
Norway (5 yrs)
Chart 1 Yields on government bonds in Germany, US and Norway. Time to maturity in brackets. Per cent. Daily figures. 1 Jan 1976 – 23 Nov 2010
Source: Thomson Reuters
Chart 2 Relationship between bank lending rate and debt burden
1)with an interest burden
2)of 11%
1) Debt as percentage of disposable income
2) Interest expenses as per cent of after tax income Source: Norges Bank
0 200 400 600 800 1,000
0 200 400 600 800 1,000
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
De bt bu rde n
Bank lending rate
Relationship between lending rate and debt burden Household debt burden as at 2009 Q4