The asset growth was largely fuelled by an increase in loans and advances. •  The total capital to total risk weighted assets ratio of the sector increased from 16.7% in November 2007 to 18.1% in November 2008. This ratio is an indicator of the capital adequacy of the sector.
[1] https://www.overshootday.org [2] According to UNEP and Accenture, see more at https://www.unepfi.org/publications/generalpublications/financing-circularity/ [3] Keynote speech by Andrea Enria, Chair of the Supervisory Board of the ECB, at the European Central Bank Climate and Environmental Risks Webinar, Frankfurt am Main, 17 June 2020, https://www.bankingsupervision.europa.eu/press/speeches/date/2020/html/ssm.sp200617~74d8539eda.en [4] Keynote speech by Luis de Guindos, Vice-President of the ECB, at the joint ECB and European Commission conference on “European Financial Integration and Stability”, Frankfurt am Main, 27 May 2021, https://www.ecb.europa.eu/press/key/date/2021/html/ecb.sp210527~6500964615.en.html [5] Interview with Christine Lagarde, conducted by Dominique Lecoq and Marc Aubault on 29 July and published on 31 July, https://www.ecb.europa.eu/press/inter/date/2020/html/ecb.in200731~7df348b85b.en.html [6] Statements by the Governor of the Bank of Greece on the occasion of the World Environment Day on June 5th 2019 https://www.bankofgreece.gr/enimerosi/grafeio-typoy/anazhthshenhmerwsewn/enhmerwseis?announcement=2d9a3a31-a62f-49a0-ab3c-4bfb9acc6267 and June 5th 2020 https://www.bankofgreece.gr/enimerosi/grafeio-typoy/anazhthsh-enhmerwsewn/enhmerwseis?