As of 1st January 2023 NLB must meet the buffer at the highest level of consolidation in Slovenia, through common equity Tier 1 capital at the level of 1.25% as proportion of total risk exposure amount.
NLB published an announcement stating that they received the decision of the Bank of Slovenia relating to the macro-prudential measure capital buffer for other systemically important institutions. Capital buffer is set based on following criterion: size of the banking group, importance for the financial system infrastructure, complexity and cross-border activity and interconnectedness. Bank of Slovenia at least once a year conducts the O-SII identification process and sets the capital buffers for the identified O-SIIs.
As of 1st January 2023 NLB must meet the buffer at the highest level of consolidation in Slovenia, through common equity Tier 1 capital at the level of 1.25% as proportion of total risk exposure amount. This represents an increase by 25 basis points to the previous decision.