Sovereignty weighs on Portugal’s banking recovery

Portugal’s banks are doing better than at any point since the eurozone crisis. But local bankers’ optimism is tempered by concerns over ownership issues at BPI, Banif and Novo Banco

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“Although Portugal is a relatively concentrated banking market compared with Spain, the fact that it is a much smaller marketplace suggests that consolidation could contribute to some further improvement in efficiencies”
– Erwin van Lümich, Fitch Ratings.

Depending on your perspective, these are either the worst or the best of times for Portugal’s banking industry. 

Those who fear that investor confidence in the sector has taken a battering in recent months say that it was not just the messy bail-in of Novo Banco that has damaged the industry’s credibility.

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