banking system. In Benin, all state-owned commercial banks were liquidated in the late 1980s, leading the way to the emergence … areas. On the other hand, efforts undertaken in Tanzania in the late 1980s and early 1990s to restructure the banking system …-owned National Bank of Commerce (NBC), and lack of clarity on the appropriate strategy to carry out such privatization have left …

financial contagion to financial sectors in Africa are narrow or of limited potential influence. This note analysis the recent … performance of African financial sectors, the degree of their exposure to European banking sector risks, the observable impact of …

in banking"--World Bank web site … Claessens and Laeven first estimate for 16 countries a measure of banking system competition based on industrial organization …' banking systems allows financially dependent industries to grow faster. These results are robust under a variety of tests. The …

banking services is limited. With the opening of a new bank in 2014, there are now 14 commercial banks operating in Mali … Africa. The emergence of WAEMU banking groups is a recent phenomenon, spurred in part by the approval of a single banking …There has been significant development of Mali's banking sector in recent years, but it remains shallow, and access to …

context of competition in the banking sector. In spite of significant gains in efficiency made in recent years, operational … costs and provisioning for loan losses remain high compared to some other economies. Profitability of the aggregate banking … system has increased in the face of lower interest spreads. A highly concentrated banking system could be an indicator of …

across Africa and representative offices and/or subsidiaries in Europe. One regional bank has headquarters in Togo, while its …The introduction of new much higher minimum capital requirements and the subsequent banking sector consolidation … Nigeria in the aftermath of the 2009 Nigerian banking crisis. This together with new market expansion opportunities gave an …

The experiences of past financial crises have strengthened the Russian bank resolution framework. The resolution … framework has been effective in preserving financial stability. The effectiveness of bank resolution could be improved … public funds. To ensure adequate bank capitalization, a comprehensive review of banks' asset portfolios and collateral …

made by the IMF and the World Bank in their 2015 assessment report on the observance of Basel Core Principles (BCPs) for … effective banking supervision in Bulgaria. It provides an overview of the most recent initiatives taken by the Bulgarian … National Bank (BNB) to address the shortcomings found in the domestic supervisory regime. It also reflects the regulatory and …

This Technical Note was prepared in the context of a World Bank Financial Sector Assessment Program mission in the … competition and efficiency; (ii) financial inclusion and non-bank financial institution issues, (iii) public sector banks, (iv …

jurisdiction in addition to or instead of the requirements for commercial enterprises in general. The term bank in this assessment … the jurisdiction. There are also questions in relation to the monitoring and enforcement capacity of the local banking … principles for effective banking supervision issued by the Basel Committee on banking supervision, in particular Principle 27 …