There might be a substantial bias in this asking price data because a seller wants to sell at a higher price, even though it may take much longer to strike a deal or he is never able to sell. In fact, Chart 6 shows the price distribution of P1, P2, P3 and P4.
THE BANKING SYSTEM AND PRIVATE INSURANCE UNDERTAKINGS The main developments in the domestic banking sector in 2017 were a gradual recovery of operating profitability; the maintenance of capital adequacy at satisfactory levels; a diversification of banks’ funding sources; and a small decline in the stock of non-performing exposures (NPEs) in line with the targets set, although this stock remains high € billion in September 2017).