Download or read book Bank Debt in Europe written by Mrs.Vanessa Le Lesle and published by International Monetary Fund. This book was released on 2012-12-20 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The crisis in Europe has underscored the vulnerability of European bank funding models compared to international peers. This paper studies the drivers behind this fragility and examines the future of bank funding, primarily wholesale, in Europe. We argue that cyclical and structural factors have altered the structure, cost, and composition of funding for European banks. The paper discusses the consequences of shifting funding patterns and investor preferences and presents possible policy options and bank actions to enhance European bank funding models’ robustness.