The results of EU-wide bank stress tests show that euro area banks improved their resilience and overall supervisory capital expectations will remain broadly stable compared to 2015, the European Central Bank (ECB) said today. The stress test coordinated by the European Banking Authority (EBA) for 51 banks in the European Union included 37 significant institutions directly supervised by the ECB, covering about 70% of banking assets in the euro area. The stress test results were published today by the EBA on its website. The 37 ECB supervised banks entered the test with an average Common Equity Tier 1 (CET1) capital ... (full story)