Table 3.3. Total
number of banks in 15 EU countries
|
1990 |
1993 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
Savings banks |
1 650 |
1 270 |
1 120 |
1 060 |
1 010 |
Cooperative banks |
10 600 |
9 600 |
5 640 |
5 600 |
5 100 |
Commercial banks |
2 390 |
2 600 |
2 640 |
2 700 |
2 710 |
Total |
14 640 |
13 470 |
9 400 |
9 360 |
8 820 |
Source: H. Koskenkylä: Threats and opportunities for today’s European banks (Bank of Finland, 2000), paper submitted to the Institute of Economic Affairs Conference on European Retail Banking, Geneva, 22-23 Feb. 2000. |