commerzbank also did well. >> the results are surprising because they are along the same lines we have seen for a long time now. there is a rise in the average capital ratio in the german sector from 9% in 2008 to more than 10% in 2010. >> spanish banks would need around 1.8 billion euros to survive another credit crunch. the head of the central bank in spain emphasized that the stress tests were only an exercise and not a forecast. he said that regional banks sarday been restruured the results have been met with widespread relief. they show european institutions are in good shape but it is to be seen how the news will affect the markets. >> we are putting a lot of stress on the stress tests. earlier, i spoke with the banking and credit institute head here in germany and i asked how the german banks had feared. >> some of them have failed but this w not a surprise. there is also the reconstruction bank anyway. there's nothing new. >> what about the german press bank. what will happen to them? >> the point is that they did not need much capital until the crisis. there has not been much