(Reporting by Balazs Koranyi; Editing by Kevin Liffey)
Reuters Messaging: balazs.koranyi.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net)) FRANKFURT, March 20 (Reuters) - Euro zone banks have
capital and liquidity far in excess of requirements, and the
European Central Bank is ready to step in with its own
instruments to add liquidity if that becomes necessary, ECB
President Christine Lagarde said on Monday.
"We are very confident that the capital and liquidity
positions of the euro area banks are very satisfactory, with
significant capital ratio and liquidity coverage ratio way in
excess of requirements," Lagarde told the European Parliament.
"We believe that the euro area banking sector is resilient
with strong capital and liquidity positions ... and we stand
ready with our policy toolkit to provide liquidity support to
the euro area financial system."
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