Commercial Bank: HBL, NBP and UBL designated as D-SIB, requiring higher capital buffer – By EFG Research

<ul><li><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:medium;">The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) designated HBL, UBL and NBP as Domestic Systemically Important Banks (D-SIB) in Pakistan. The three banks would be required to meet enhanced supervisory and regulatory requirements by the end of March 2019. As per the SBP press release, HBL will be required to maintain additional CET1 of 2.0%, while NBP and UBL will be required to maintain an additional CET1 buffer of 1.5%.</span></li><li><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:medium;">Banks having total exposure of greater than 3% of country&amp;rsquo;s GDP</span></li><li><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:medium;">Segment&amp;rsquo;s largest bank and banks operating as subsidiary or branch of global systemically important...