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Financial Stability and Financial Inclusion
Morgan, Peter J.; Pontines, Victor - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2014
Developing economies are seeking to promote financial inclusion, i.e., greater access to financial services for low-income households and firms, as part of their overall strategies for economic and financial development. This raises the question of whether financial stability and financial...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011278004
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Financial Stability and Financial Inclusion
Morgan, Peter J.; Pontines, Victor - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2014
Developing economies are seeking to promote financial inclusion, i.e., greater access to financial services for low-income households and firms, as part of their overall strategies for economic and financial development. This raises the question of whether financial stability and financial...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011278019
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Measuring Financial Inclusion : An Axiomatic Approach
Chakravarty, Satya R.; Pal, Rupayan - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2010
This paper clearly demonstrates that the axiomatic measurement approach developed in the human development literature can be usefully applied to the measurement of financial inclusion. A conceptual framework for aggregating data on financial services in different dimensions is developed. The...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009363754
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The Role of State Intervention in the Financial Sector : Crisis Prevention, Containment, and Resolution
Cho, Yoon Je - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2010
This paper discusses the role of state intervention for prevention, containment, and resolution of financial crises based mainly on the Korean experience during the 1997 Asian financial crisis. Crises in emerging market and developing economies tend to be more complicated than those faced by...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009363798
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Effect of Liberalization on Banking Competition
Pasadilla, Gloria; Milo, Melanie - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2005
The paper analyzes the impact of major policy changes on banking structure, performance and competition, using bank …, large commercial banks, the sector is fairly competitive, specially in the loan-granting business. Moreover, competition has …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009365221
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Index of Financial Inclusion
Sarma, Mandira - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2008
The promotion of an inclusive financial system is considered a policy priority in many countries. While the importance of financial inclusion is widely recognized, the literature lacks a comprehensive measure that can be used to measure the extent of financial inclusion across economies. This...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009365432
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Corporate Governance for Banks in Pakistan : Recent Developments and Regional Comparisons
Khalid, Ahmed M.; Hanif, Muhammad N. - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2005
The emerging economies in the South Asian region have embarked on a bold reform process to develop the banking sector …. This development has improved the transparency and accountability of the banking sector because these countries focused on … banking system as a whole. This study provides a survey of recent developments in corporate governance of the banking sector …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009363283
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X-efficiency, Scale Economies, Technological Progress and Competition : A Case of Banking Sector in Pakistan
Qayyum, Abdul; Khan, Sajawal - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2007
commercial banks operating in Pakistan using balance panel data for 29 banks. As banking sector efficiency is considered as a … precondition for macroeconomic stability, monetary policy execution, and economic growth. We also make efficiency comparisons …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009363799
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Financial Turmoil in the Banking Sector and the Asian Lamfalussy Process : The Case of Four Economies
Hsu, Chen-Min; Liao, Chih-Feng - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2010
banking performance in four Asian economies : the People's Republic of China (PRC); Hong Kong, China; Singapore; and Taipei … performance in these four economies between 2003 and 2008. Our analysis of the indicators reveals that banking performance under a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009363823
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Financial Services Integration in East Asia : Lessons from the European Union
Pasadilla, Gloria O. - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2008
This paper distills some policy lessons from the financial services integration programme in the European Union for East Asia. Focusing on the improved cross-border facilitation of financial flows rather than on general macroeconomic factors related to optimal currency area formation, the paper...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009363883