supervisory practices, and there is a roughly equal division between those countries that rely on the central bank as the chief … bank or indirectly through a subsidiary of a bank, rather than through a holding company structure. The notable exceptions … illustrating a way in which empirical examinations of bank performance might be enriched by taking into account differences in …

from the most recent (2011-2012) World Bank survey on banking supervision and regulation. Key observations emerging from …

, and other liabilities, to make various types of loans and investments. And for almost as long, bank regulatory authorities … deposits have been incorrectly identified as a cause of bank failure when in fact they have proven to be a safe and valuable …