The credit portfolio risk analysis – Extremely
important information also include that on assets
classification, i.e. credit claims, as the primary
indicator of a debtor’s risk profile, and/or the
entire bank’s debt profile. To wit, most analysts
agree that assets’ quality, as the most important
item, is a statistically important for forecasting a
bank’s insolvency. A higher level of nonperforming
assets in a bank may lead to its
bankruptcy and to reducing the banking system’s
efficiency. The build-up of non-performing loans
(NPLs) in banks’ balance sheets is one of the
main symptoms in a banking crisis. If NPLs are
on an ongoing uptrend, resources get locked in
non-profit sectors, thus preventing economic
growth, ultimately aggravating the country’s
economic efficiency. Therefore, it is of utmost
importance to monitor these indicators and take
proper measures for controlling credit risk,
especially in case of systemically important banks
which sizeable market share can jeopardize
financial stability