Central Bank to keep balance sheet assessment results out of public eye

The results of the Central Bank’s balance sheet assessments of Irish banks, which is due to be completed by the end of this week, will not be publicly disclosed.

A spokesperson for the Central Bank said: “It’s expected that the balance sheet assessments will conclude by the end of November. The outputs of the balance sheet assessments will feed into the ECB’s asset quality review and comprehensive assessment which the Irish banks will be involved in.

“As the balance sheet assessments is seen as part of the overall comprehensive assessment, as announced by the ECB on Oct 23, it isn’t expected that the balance sheet assessments will be published separately.”