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KBC
Belgium BU (4) | Opex & impairments
OPERATING EXPENSES
in m EUR
821
Bank tax 311
538
520
-6-
558
901
354
614
554
577
fala
Operating 509
expenses
532
547
558
578
1Q21
2Q21
3Q21
4Q21
1Q22
2Q22
3Q22
4Q22
ASSET IMPAIRMENT
in m EUR
Highlights
43
21
7
36
34
29
8
22
7
-21
-17
-15
-8
-58
-25
-20
-66
-42
-169
-43
-65
-56
Other impairments
ECL for geopolitical, emerging and Covid risks
Impairments on financial assets at AC and FVOCI
1Q21
2Q21
-139
3Q21
4Q21
1Q22
2Q22
3Q22
4Q22
28
of 74
Opex excl. bank tax: +6% q-o-q and +10% y-o-y
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Operating expenses without bank taxes increased by 6% q-o-q due mainly to:
o Higher ICT costs
。 Seasonally higher marketing and professional fee expenses
partly offset by:
Lower facilities costs
Operating expenses without bank taxes rose by 10% y-o-y due chiefly to higher staff
expenses (due largely to wage indexation, partly offset by less FTEs), higher ICT cost,
higher marketing expenses and higher professional fees
Cost/income ratio adjusted for specific items: 53% in FY22 (51% in FY21)
■ Loan loss impairment charges of 38m EUR in 4Q22 (compared with 21m EUR in
3Q22). Besides an additional 4m EUR impairment charge for geopolitical and
emerging risks, there were loan loss impairment charges mainly in the retail & SME
portfolios and corporates in foreign branches. Credit cost ratio amounted to 3
bps in FY22 (-26 bps in FY21)
■ 5m EUR impairment on 'other' (mainly ICT impairments)
Impaired loans ratio amounted to 1.9%, 0.9% of which over 90 days past due
Profit & Loss
Capital & Liquidity
Looking forward
BU & FY22 view
Company profile
KBC Strategy
Sustainability
Asset quality
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