FRANKFURT: The European Central Bank (ECB) says lenders could face a harder time raising capital from investors after following its recommendation that they temporarily suspend dividend payments.
“The increased cost of equity driven by prospects of receiving no dividends may hamper banks’ chances of raising private capital, ” the ECB said.
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