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The Bank Lending Channel of Monetary Transmission; Does it Work in Turkey?

Brooks, Petya Koeva - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2007

on loan supply in Turkey. This suggests that the effect of monetary policy in Turkey can be propagated by the banking …

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Islamic Banks and Financial Stability; An Empirical Analysis

Cihák, Martin; Hesse, Heiko - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2008

and commercial banks in 18 banking systems with a substantial presence of Islamic banking. We find that (i) small Islamic …

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Cooperative Banks and Financial Stability

Cihák, Martin; Hesse, Heiko - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2007

Cooperative banks are an important, and growing, part of many financial systems. This paper empirically analyzes the role of cooperative banks in financial stability. Contrary to some suggestions in the literature, we find that cooperative banks are more stable than commercial banks. This...

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Oil Prices and Bank Profitability; Evidence From Major Oil-Exporting Countries in the Middle East and North Africa

Hesse, Heiko; Poghosyan, Tigran - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2009

This paper analyzes the relationship between oil price shocks and bank profitability. Using data on 145 banks in 11 oil-exporting MENA countries for 1994-2008, we test hypotheses of direct and indirect effects of oil price shocks on bank profitability. Our results indicate that oil price shocks...

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Whatâ€™S the Damage? Medium-Term Output Dynamics After Banking Crises

Abiad, Abdul; Brooks, Petya Koeva; Tytell, Irina; … - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2009

This paper investigates the medium-term behavior of output following banking crises, and its association with pre- and … post-crisis conditions and policies. We find that output tends to be depressed substantially following banking crises, with … associated with medium-run output losses include the short-run change in output, the occurrence of a joint banking …

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Lebanon-Determinants of Commercial Bank Deposits in a Regional Financial Center

Finger, Harald; Hesse, Heiko - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2009

This paper empirically examines the demand for commercial bank deposits in Lebanon, a regional financial center. With Lebanon's high fiscal deficits financed largely by domestic commercial banks that rely on deposit funding, deposit growth is a key variable to assess government financing...

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Modeling with Macro-Financial Linkages; Credit and Policy Shocks in Emerging Markets

Benes, Jaromir; Ötker, Inci; Vávra, David - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2009

This paper develops a stylized, small, open economy macro model that incorporates an explicit and non-trivial role for financial intermediation. It illustrates how such a model could be used for policy analysis in an emerging market economy where policymakers are concerned about risks associated...

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The Performance of Indian Banks During Financial Liberalization

Brooks, Petya Koeva - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2003

This paper provides new empirical evidence on the impact of financial liberalization on the performance of Indian commercial banks. The analysis focuses on examining the behavior and determinants of bank intermediation costs and profitability during the liberalization period. The empirical...

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Risky Bank Lending and Optimal Capital Adequacy Regulation

Benes, Jaromir; Kumhof, Michael - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2011

We study the welfare properties of a New Keynesian monetary economy with an essential role for risky bank lending. Banks lend funds deposited by households to a financial accelerator sector, and face penalties for maintaining insufficient net worth. The loan contract specifies an unconditional...

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Recent Credit Stagnation in the Mena Region; What to Expect? What Can Be Done?

Chami, Ralph; Espinoza, Raphael A.; Barajas, Adolfo; … - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2010

This paper examines the recent credit slowdown among Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) countries from three analytical angles. First, it finds that, similar to other regions and to its past history, a credit boom preceded the current slowdown, and that a protracted period of sluggish...

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