On 20 April 2020, the European Banking Authority (EBA) published an updated guide on how to report the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Financial Soundness Indicators (FSIs) and a revised methodological guide on how to compile risk indicators and detailed risk analysis tools. FSIs provide insight into the financial health and soundness of countries’ financial institutions as well as corporate and household sectors, thus supporting the economic and financial stability analysis.

The IMF FSI guide provides a mapping of the IMF FSI indicators to the Implementing Technical Standards (ITS) on Supervisory Reporting, ensuring a harmonised methodology in reporting, relevant also for peer reviews. The guidance on risk indicators shows how they are computed in EBA publications, thus allowing competent authorities and users of EBA data to interpret key bank figures and to have a consistent approach in their risk assessments.