indicate that the banking system is relatively resilient to the direct effects of individual shocks, with credit risk having …

This paper presents the Financial Sector Stability Assessment Update on the Russian Federation. Indicators of bank … soundness and performance are broadly favorable but credit risk poses a challenge over the medium term, and capitalization … should rise to support continued banking sector development. The system has weathered the global credit crunch that began in …

liquidity and credit risks required monitoring. The study assessed that there is a need for strong crisis management framework …

credit growth experienced by these countries. We find that, on average, both bank capitalization and lending activities in … Latin America increased after Basel. Consequently, Basel did not seem to lead to an overall credit decline. However, we do … Basel II might cause greater procyclicality of credit. …

resulting in an acceleration of bank lending. In particular, regulatory reforms pertaining to loan classification and …

This paper empirically analyzes the effects of a banking crisis on bank credit to the private sector for a panel of … developing, developed, and transition economies for the period 1970-1998. The model illustrates how the behavior of the bank … credit function changes during a banking crisis, reflecting a generalized disruption in the stability of behavioral …