Demands for banks to resume dividend payouts will rise
Significance The measures were designed to boost crisis resilience but they have depressed valuations and made capital-raising more difficult. Banks want them lifted but doing so might be risky if insolvencies rise in early 2021 as governments withdraw support for business. Impacts Unwinding the blanket ban on dividends would help investors differentiate among bank stocks and reduce opacity in an already complex field. Higher dividends would serve as a stimulus measure once populations are vaccinated and consumer sectors rebound. The length and long-term economic consequences of the pandemic are key concerns for banks, governments, firms and households.
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