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KBC Group: KBC remains well-capitalised under 2025 EU-wide EBA stress test
KBC notes the announcements made today by the European Banking Authority (EBA) regarding the results of the 2025 EU-wide stress test. A brief set of slides on the KBC data is available at www.kbc.com. Under the base scenario of the stress test, KBC's fully loaded Common Equity Tier-1 (CET1) ratio (Basel IV restated) of 14.56% at year-end 2024 increases by 2.66 percentage points to 17.22% at year-end 2027. Under the adverse scenario, KBC’s fully loaded CET1 ratio would fall by 2.73 percentage poi
About this update from Kbc Group N.v.
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