Abstract
Research background: The analysis allows to assess the impact of the industry structure of the credit portfolio on the resistance of commercial banks to the crisis resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. It uses two independent methods to measure the impact of the pandemic on industry risk and the methodology allowing to prioritize industries in terms of potential negative effects of the crisis.
 Purpose of the article: The aim of the research is to assess the resilience of commercial banks operating in the Polish banking sector to the potential effects caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The diagnostic features of 13 commercial banks were selected for its implementation.
 Methods: Two linear ordering methods were used, namely the Hellwig method and the TOPSIS method. The following were used as the criteria for parametric assessment of the resilience of commercial banks: capital adequacy, liquidity level, profitability of business activity, share in the portfolio of exposures with recognized impairment and the resilience of the bank's credit portfolio to the risk resulting from the exposure in economic sectors. These sectors were classified according to the level of risk associated with the effects of the crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
 Findings & Value added: The study allows to conclude that the largest banks conducting their operations in Poland are the most resistant ones to the consequences of the pandemic. At the same time, the banks most vulnerable due to the crisis were identified. The conclusions can be used, inter alia, in the process of managing the financial system stability risk and contribute to the discussion on the impact of the pandemic on the condition of commercial banks in emerging markets.
Highlights
The global pandemic COVID-19 has contributed to an unprecedented situation
The aim of the paper is to assess the resilience of commercial banks operating in the Polish banking sector to potential effects caused by the COVID-19 pandemic
The analysis allows to assess the impact of the industry structure of the credit portfolio on the resistance of commercial banks to the crisis resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic
Summary
The global pandemic COVID-19 has contributed to an unprecedented situation. It has affected the existence of every human being, the way of life of entire communities and the functioning of almost all sectors of the economy. After the subprime crisis (more on its reasons in: Balcerzak, 2009), supervision authorities tightened capital adequacy regulations and implemented liquidity standards, as well as prepared plans to prevent a repeat of global crises in the financial markets. Banks are better capitalized than in the two previous global crises, namely caused by subprime lending and linked to euro area sovereign debt problems (BIS, 2018), but the COVID-19 pandemic could become one of the most serious challenges they will face. It should be noted that banks apart from supporting their clients, should protect the interests of their shareholders Their activity must be a reasonable compromise between stimulating the economy and pursuing the interests of the owners in terms of ensuring a satisfactory level of Return on Equity (ROE) at an acceptable cost of risk. The problem remains to find the optimum, while maximizing shareholder value growth and addressing issues of importance to other stakeholders
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