The ECB Report on Financial Structures (RFS) in the euro area reviews the main structural features of and developments in the broader euro area financial sector. Like the ECB Banking Structures Report (BSR), which was published until 2014 and can be seen as a predecessor of the RFS, the RFS has...

The ability of institutions to effectively manage and aggregate risk-related data is an essential precondition for sound decision-making and strong risk governance. This applies to any data used to steer and manage institutions, both strategically and operationally, as well as data used for...

This management report is an integral part of the ECB's annual financial reporting. It provides contextual information that enables readers to better understand the business of the ECB, its operational framework and the impact of the ECB's operations on its financial statements. This report...