CBC maintains capital buffer at 1.5 per cent, effective from 2026

The Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) has decided to maintain the countercyclical capital buffer (CCyB) at 1.5 per cent, with the measure set to take effect from January 14, 2026.

In an official announcement, the CBC stated that, in accordance with the Macroprudential Supervision of Institutions Laws of 2015 to 2022, it deemed it necessary to keep the CCyB at 1.5 per cent, a level first adopted by the bank’s