Would a collapse in Italian or Spanish bonds crack the weak balance sheets of the banks which own these securities and already have unsustainable levels of NPLs? (paramountnevada.com)
China is engaged in an elaborate shell game to hide a mountain of bad debts piling up on the balance sheets of its banks, developers and state - owned enterprises. (canadianbusiness.com)
The area's third - largest economy had appeared to be emerging from a long period of stagnation thanks to the European Central Bank's loose monetary policy, improvements in the balance sheet of its banks and the first fruits of Prime Minister Matteo Renzi's labor market reform. (fortune.com)