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Euro adoption and Bank Profitability in Central and Eastern Europe
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University of Bristol, United Kingdom
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Instytut Nauk Ekonomicznych PAN, Polska
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Cardiff University, United Kingdom
Submission date: 2025-01-27
Final revision date: 2025-05-28
Acceptance date: 2025-06-06
Online publication date: 2025-08-06
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ABSTRACT
We provide new evidence on the effects of adopting a common European currency on bank profitability in Central and East
ern Europe (CEE). We construct a panel of 1033 bank-year observations across 11 countries between 2006 and 2020. Our
results suggest that the effect of joining the euro area on bank profitability is not statistically significant over a longer pe
riod, but that the euro exerts downward pressure on banks’ profits in a stable economic climate. Additionally, we contrib
ute to the existing literature on determinants of bank profitability in the CEE region and confirm that capitalisation and
bank size have a positive influence, while liquidity and the loans-to-assets ratio have a negative influence on profitability.