Using a unique dataset, which combines bank organizational variables, information on lending techniques, firms' credit … crisis period. Our main findings suggest that the variables shaping the organization of a bank in its lending activity to non …

This paper discusses recent bank runs in seven transition economies (Russia, Bulgaria, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia …, Lithuania and Romania), comparing them against the older US experience and theoretical research. Bank runs seem to usually be … information based. For example, improvements in bank transparency such as new accounting rules can reveal a bank's insolvency and …

We investigate the impact of global and local crises on bank stability in the MENA region and examine the effect of … owning bank subsidiaries in other countries. We consider banks that experienced both types of crises during our sample period …. Our findings highlight a negative impact of the Global Financial Crisis of 2007-2008 on bank stability but, on the whole …