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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...
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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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Assessing the Experience of South Asia–East Asia Integration and India’s Role
Wignaraja, Ganeshan - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2014
integration process has been led by India and Pakistan with limited participation of smaller South Asian economies. Tackling key … most gains for South Asia and that India has an incentive to include its neighbors in such an arrangement rather than going …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011147326
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Assessing the Experience of South Asia–East Asia Integration and India’s Role
Wignaraja, Ganeshan - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2014
integration process has been led by India and Pakistan with limited participation of smaller South Asian economies. Tackling key … most gains for South Asia and that India has an incentive to include its neighbors in such an arrangement rather than going …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011147329
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Industrializing West Bengal? The case of institutional stickiness
Chakravarty, Deepita; Bose, Indranil - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2010
While there is a clear policy shift towards large-scale industrialization in the state of West Bengal (WB) during the early 1990s, not much improvement can be discerned in the performance of the manufacturing output. Moreover, contrary to the Indian experience, more than half of the...
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India’s Role in East Asia : Lessons from Cultural and Historical Linkages
Frost, Ellen L. - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2009
opportunity for India but also a long-term strategic shift in regional order. The purpose of this essay is to demonstrate that for … historical, cultural, political as well as for substantial economic reasons India belongs to the East Asian table. It is time to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009363292
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Sex trafficking of girls and women : Evidence from Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh
Vindhya, U.; Dev, V. Swathi - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2010
A crucial gap in the trafficking literature from India is the dearth of primary data and micro studies that could be … district in Andhra Pradesh to metropolitan cities across India and who have since returned to their homes. The paper attempted …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009363297