Ultimately it is up to the Ministry of Justice to assess whether this request can be met. It is Danmarks Nationalbank's assessment that the Danish banking system is currently robust . Profits are extremely good, and buffers are large, albeit declining.
For the banks overall, the buffers in relation to the statutory minimum capital requirement have over the last three years fallen from 7.5 to 4 per cent of lending and guarantees. The regulation of the Danish banking sector is undergoing major changes in current years.