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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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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...
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Risk-return Efficiency, Financial Distress Risk, and Bank Financial Strength Ratings
Hua, Changchun; Liu, Li-Gang - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2010
This paper investigates whether there is any consistency between banks financial strength ratings (bank rating) and their risk-return profiles. It is expected that banks with high ratings tend to earn high expected returns for the risks they assume and thereby have a low probability of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009365399
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Impact of Financial Liberalisation and Deregulation on Banking Sector in Pakistan
Abbas, Kalbe; Malik, Manzoor Hussain - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2010
inefficiencies of commercial banks. Out of 35 commercial banks, 15 banks have been chosen for analysis purpose. Key banking reforms … remain helpful in correcting flaws in the banking sector of Pakistan. In particular, privatisation of banks, the deregulation …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009365419
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Asia and The G20
Drysdale, Peter; Willis, Sébastien - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2013
The industrial transformation of Asia is a development on a scale unprecedented in human history. Following the industrial revolution towards the end of the eighteenth century, Europe and North America each in turn came to dominate the world economy and global power. Now economic weight is...
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Joining Pre-existing International Production Networks : Implications for India’s Economic Integration to East Asia
Suh, Jeongmeen; Kim, Jong Duk - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2013
This study provides a conceptual framework to explain what kinds of difficulties a late-follower will suffer from when it tries to join pre-existing International Production Networks (IPNs). We consider the total production cost minimization problem by a multinational company (MNC) in allocating...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011278003
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Impact of Production Linkages on Industrial Upgrading in ASEAN, the People’s Republic of China, and India : Organizational Evidence of a Global Supply Chain
Machikita, Tomohiro; Ueki, Yasushi - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2012
This paper presents a simple model of industrial upgrading as a result of backward and forward information linkages between upstream and downstream relations. It also serves as an empirical investigation of the impact of mutual knowledge exchange on the knowledge production function using data...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011278011
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Fiscal Policy Issues for India after the Global Financial Crisis (2008–2010)
Kumar, Rajiv; Soumya, Alamuru - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2010
The need for fiscal consolidation and sustainability is one of the key macroeconomic issues confronting Indian economy. This paper attempts to understand India’s current fiscal situation, its likely future development, and its impact on the economy in the context of a weak...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011278027
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Services as a New Engine of Growth for ASEAN, the People’s Republic of China, and India
Shepherd, Ben; Pasadilla, Gloria - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2012
with the People’s Republic of China (PRC), and India (“the ACI countriesâ€), are no strangers to this underlying trend … regional economies such as India and the Philippines. There is clear scope for policymakers to support expansion of this kind … General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS). Conclusion of a services agreement with India could provide an additional spur …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011278062