sector reform agenda where the World Bank Group (WBG) through the Finance Markets Global Practice (FMGP) can provide its …

supply side, banks have been adversely affected by high Non-Performing Loans (NPLs) and deleveraging pressures. Gaps in …. The emergence of banks with niche market positioning could reverse the disintermediation trend, but should be aided by …

phenomena as the dominance of state-owned banks, the growth of nonbank lending (the so-called shadow banks), and the need to … phenomena as the dominance of state-owned banks, the growth of nonbank lending (the so-called shadow banks), and the need to …

Central Bank setting policy, or (iii) floating exchange rates with each central bank in Asia independently choosing optimal …

of its banking sector architecture, currently major barriers to economic diversification, are a critical condition to …, with only 19 percent of adults owning a bank account, highlighting a significant underutilized source of financing … due to the banking sector structure and operations, which is dominated by undercapitalized state-owned banks with weak …

This report presents an analysis conducted by the World Bank to assess macro-fiscal impacts of earthquakes and floods …