Banking in Europe 2017 – EBF facts and figures

September 12, 2017

European Banking Federation (EBF) has published its annual update on the banking sector in Europe. According to the EBF findings, staff numbers and branches in the European banking sector continued to shrink in 2016, while Eurozone deposits and loans grew slightly. The number of bank branches in the EU declined to 189,270 about 9,100 branches were closed last year. By comparison, the number of branches in 2008 stood at 237,701.

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