Using a simple format and plain language, the Banco de España Blog seeks to make our work more accessible to the general public. It allows us to share our analysis of economic and financial issues and the ins and outs of the Banco de España’s tasks and activities with all those keen to learn more.
The Blog series group together posts covering certain similar topics. Further down is a general listing of all Blog posts, with a search function to help readers find the posts they are interested in.
12/05/2025
Cash is still essential in the digital age. Banknotes – from their design to production – incorporate the latest technology to be more secure, durable and sustainable. They are high-tech industrial products that are constantly being enhanced. At the Banco de España, we help design the banknotes of the future.
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24/10/2024
Better safe than sorry: how prudent lending standards lead to fewer corporate defaults
Banks implementing more prudent standards when lending to firms helps reduce corporate vulnerability and default risk, strengthens financial stability and supports economic recovery after crises.
20/06/2024
A combination of extreme weather events and environmental degradation in the Mar Menor has resulted in real estate losses of more than €4 billion in the area. This figure is ten times the amount earned over the last 20 years from converting the surrounding land into irrigated farmland (one of the main drivers of the environmental degradation).
04/06/2024
The countercyclical capital buffer (CCyB) mitigates the risk posed by the macro-financial cycle to the banking system as a whole. The CCyB gradually raises banks’ solvency requirements when this risk is intermediate or high and lowers them when such systemic risks materialise. In so doing, it enhances banks’ loss-absorbing capacity and enables a stable supply of financing to the economy.
03/04/2024
Financial stability
15/11/2023
The banking union: what is it and how does it benefit us?
While incomplete, the banking union is already a reality and a key component of European integration. But what is it? Why does it matter? And how does it benefit us? The Deputy Governor answers these questions and looks at what still needs to be done.
