Search Results - subject:"access to banking"

SMEs with legally restricted banking access: evidence from the US marijuana industry

Merz, Markus; Riepe, Jan - In: Journal of Business Economics 91 (2021) 6, pp. 797-849

This paper examines how legally restricted access to banking services affects small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs … of the United States. However, due to conflicting state and federal laws it has no legal access to banking. We find … significant value effects around three major events that affected future access to banking. These results indicate that banking …

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SMEs with legally restricted banking access : evidence from the US marijuana industry

Merz, Markus; Riepe, Jan - In: Journal of business economics : JBE 91 (2021) 6, pp. 797-849

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PURSUING EFFICIENCY WHILE MAINTAINING OUTREACH: BANK PRIVATIZATION IN TANZANIA

Cull, Robert; P. Spreng, Connor - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2008

Profitability improvements after the privatization of a large state-owned bank might come at the expense of reduced access to financial services for some groups, especially the rural poor. The privatization of Tanzania's National Bank of Commerce provides a unique episode for studying this...

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Cameroon; 2013 Article IV Consultation

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2013

This paper presents key discussions of Cameroonâ€™s 2013 Article IV Consultation. Economic activity in Cameroon has continued to recover gradually from the global financial crisis in 2008â€“2009, and inflation has remained subdued. In light of growing vulnerabilities, the report...

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The Finance and Growth Nexus Re-Examined; Do All Countries Benefit Equally?

Barajas, Adolfo; Chami, Ralph; Yousefi, Reza - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2013

A large theoretical and empirical literature has focused on the impact of financial deepening on economic growth throughout the world. This paper contributes to the literature by investigating whether this impact differs across regions, income levels, and types of economy. Using a rich dataset...

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India; Financial Sector Assessment Programâ€”Detailed Assessments Report on Basel Core Principles for Effective Banking Supervision

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2013

This paper discusses the findings of the assessments on Basel Core Principles for Effective Banking Supervision in India. The Reserve Bank of India is to be commended for its tightly controlled regulatory and supervisory regime, consisting of higher than minimum capital requirements; frequent,...

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Bankarization and Determinants of Availability of Banking Services in Argentina

Anastasi, Alejandra; Blanco, Emilio; Elosegui, Pedro; … - In: Ensayos Económicos 1 (2010) 60, pp. 137-209

The use of banking services in Argentina is relatively low, both in terms of historical standards and in comparison with similarly developed countries. This low bankarization level involves not only use but also availability of banking infrastructure and access to that services. However during...

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Facilitating Cross-Border Mobile Banking in Southern Africa

Maimbo, Samuel; Saranga, Tania; Strychacz, Nicholas - In: World Bank - Economic Premise (2010) 26, pp. 1-5

The use of mobile banking is an increasingly important component of national and regional economic development in Southern Africa. Mobile banking can help bring the large unbanked population into the formal financial sector, and can facilitate cross-border trade by easing the difficulty for...

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Households' access to financial services : some evidence from survey data

Llanto, Gilberto M. - In: The Philippine review of economics : a joint … 52 (2015) 2, pp. 170-191

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¿Puede el desarrollo financiero promover el desarrollo humano? Evidencia para Venezuela

Vera, Leonardo; Hernández, Albany; Osorio, Dorelia - In: REVISTA FINANZAS Y POLÍTICA ECONÓMICA (2013)

people access and use financing services and human development level. Using several proxies for access to banking services …

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