Search Results - subject:"Foreign Banks"

THE DETERMINANTS OF BANKING SYSTEM VULNERABILITY IN THE REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA

CLICHICI, Dorina - In: Studii Financiare (Financial Studies) 17 (2013) 4, pp. 8-21

, diversification, presence of foreign banks, and wholesale funding. In order to determine how hard was hit the banking system of …

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Determinants of Bank Interest Margins in Sub-Saharan Africa

Ahokpossi, Calixte - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2013

Financial intermediation is low in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) compared to other regions of the world. This paper examines the determinants of bank interest margins using a sample of 456 banks in 41 SSA countries. The results show that market concentration is positively associated with interest...

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The procyclicality of foreign bank lending: evidence from the global financial crisis

Albertazzi, Ugo; Bottero, Margherita - Banca d'Italia - 2013

We exploit highly disaggregated bank-firm data to investigate the dynamics of foreign vs. domestic credit supply in Italy around the period of the Lehman collapse, which brought a sudden and unexpected deterioration of economic conditions and a sharp increase in credit risk. Taking advantage of...

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Operational characteristics, strategies and performance of foreign and demestic banks in India

Keshari, Pradeep Kumar - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013

India. A comparison of their characteristics undoubtedly suggest that foreign banks as a group differ significantly from … domestic banks. It was also found that foreign banks enjoyed higher profitability than the domestic banks. The higher … of the Government of India and Reserve Bank of India towards foreign banks vis a vis domestic banks. …

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The effects of foreign and government ownership on bank lending behavior during a crisis in Central and Eastern Europe

Allen, Franklin; Jackowicz, Krzysztof; Kowalewski, Oskar - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013

banks for the period 1994- 2010. Our analysis shows that foreign banks provided credit during domestic banking crises in …

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Bank competition and export diversification

Nakhoda, Aadil - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013

The role of the banking industry in export promotion cannot be over-emphasized as banks provide the necessary financial support for borrowers in various industries to undertake investment activities. The banking industry consists of larger and smaller banks and the former are likely to be the...

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The Bahamas; Financial Sector Stability Assessment

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2013

This article is an overview of the structure of the Bahamian financial system. After the financial crisis in the United States, the Bahamian financial structure showed fragile growth. Tourism, the main source of income for the domestic economy, weakened owing to the U.S. crisis. The increase in...

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Way of Banking Development Abroad: Branches or Subsidiaries

Thalassinos, Eleftherios I.; Venediktova, Bozhana; … - In: International Journal of Economics & Business … I (2013) 3, pp. 69-78

The purpose of the study is to show what kind of risks would have emerged for bank depositors if there are economical and political risks in a given country. For example, as is the case with the crisis in Greece, a threat or salvation for the banking organizational forms abroad exists regarding...

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Shocks Abroad, Pain at Home? Bank-firm Level Evidence on the International Transmission of Financial Shocks

Ongena, S.; Peydro, J.L.; van Horen, N. - Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research - 2013

Abstract: We study the international transmission of shocks from the banking to the real sector during the global financial crisis. For identification, we use matched bank-firm level data, including many small and medium-sized firms, in Eastern Europe and Central Asia. We find that...

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The impact of foreign banks' activity on retail lending

Infante, Luigi; Rossi, Paola - In: Journal of financial management, markets and institutions 1 (2013) 2, pp. 225-246

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