NBB maintains countercyclical capital buffer at 1.25% for Q4 2026
The National Bank of Belgium has confirmed that the countercyclical capital buffer rate will remain at 1.25% for the fourth quarter of 2026, applying from 1 October 2026 and corresponding to roughly €3.5 billion of capital. The NBB cites a stabilised financial cycle alongside persistent geopolitical, macroeconomic and public finance uncertainty, and calls on banks to verify that credit risk provisions adequately reflect adverse scenarios.
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