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Financial stability and financial risks

Largest banks close to buffer requirements in stress test

Danmarks Nationalbank's semiannual stress test of the Danish banking sector shows that the largest banks generally have capital in excess of the regulatory requirements in a severe recession scenario. However, some banks are close to drawing on their capital buffers, and a few tap into their buffers.