Risks of negative shocks have risen but Swedish banks are resilient, financial watchdog says
Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on May 15, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 23, 2026

Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on May 15, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 23, 2026

Swedish banks remain resilient with strong capital buffers despite increased risks of negative shocks, according to Sweden's Financial Supervisory Authority.
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -The risk of negative shocks has risen but Swedish banks are resilient thanks to big capital buffers and good profitability, Sweden's Financial Supervisory Authority said on Thursday.
"We are in a very unpredictable situation and there is a risk that geopolitical and economic conflicts will escalate further," the FSA said in a statement accompanying a bi-annual financial stability report.
"The financial sector needs to take into account that this uncertainty may persist for a longer period, and that there may be more periods of financial stress in the future."
At the same time, the Swedish financial system has significant resilience to various forms of disruption, it said.
(Reporting by Anna Ringstrom, editing by Essi Lehto and Terje Solsvik)
The article discusses the resilience of Swedish banks amid rising risks of negative shocks.
They have strong capital buffers and good profitability, which help them withstand financial stress.
The risks include geopolitical and economic conflicts that may escalate, causing financial stress.
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