Eesti Pank is amending the requirements for banks regulating the issuing of new housing loans
In April, Eesti Pank is going to amend the requirements that regulate the calculations made by...

Eesti Pank is requiring banks to hold larger capital buffers because of the rapid growth in credit
Eesti Pank is raising the countercyclical capital buffer rate for the banks from 1% to 1.5%, as the...

Eesti Pank has updated the principles for defining banks as systemically important
As part of its macroprudential framework Eesti Pank defines each year which banks are important for...

Eesti Pank is cutting the capital buffer requirements for the banks by 110 million euros
Eesti Pank is reducing the systemic risk buffer for the commercial banks from 1% to 0%. This will...

The new regime for income taxation for the banks could pose a threat to financial stability
Overall the risks to financial stability are small. The risks are mitigated by the rising incomes...

The new bank formed from the merger of Nordea and DNB could strengthen competition in retail banking in Estonia
The newly created bank will increase the volume of assets in the Estonian banking sector by...

Eesti Pank specified its macroprudential policy principles
Changes to the Eesti Pank Act came into force on 19 May 2014 giving the central bank a clearer...

Eesti Pank has set three requirements for issuing housing loans
Three requirements for commercial banks issuing housing loans start to apply from this week. They...