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. Overall, banking strategies that rely prominently on generating non-interest income or attracting non-deposit funding are very … risky, which is consistent with the demise of the U.S. investment banking sector. "--World Bank web site …
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unexpected loss of liquidity, or trends in globalization and deregulation in financial markets. The analysis finds disturbing …
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"An apparent temporary narrowing of income inequality has been observed during several recent banking crises. But it …
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banking business in low-income countries; (2) the growing internationalization of these markets through the presence of …
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The Little Data Book on Financial Inclusion 2012 is a pocket edition of the Global Financial Inclusion Index (Global Findex) database providing country-level indicators on the use of formal bank accounts, payments behavior, savings patterns, credit patterns, and insurance decisions. It provides...
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" The objective of this paper is to analyze the industry structure of banking services in Brazil in order to shed light … designing public policy for the banking sector. In particular, retail banking is found to be less sensitive to price competition … and to exhibit considerably higher returns than corporate banking. The authors identify and discuss the factors underlying …
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"This paper studies the factors banks perceive as drivers and obstacles to financing small and medium enterprises (SMEs), focusing on the role of competition and the institutional framework. Using a survey of banks in Argentina and Chile, the paper shows that, despite alleged differences in the...
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"Under the traditional "competition-fragility" view, more bank competition erodes market power, decreases profit margins, and results in reduced franchise value that encourages bank risk taking. Under the alternative "competition-stability" view, more market power in the loan market may result...
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domestic banks-in banking relationships, using data from India. The empirical results are consistent with all of their … main banks are most likely to have multiple banking relationships, have the most relationships, and diversify relationships … multiple banking and number of relationships hold for only one type of state-owned bank. "--World Bank web site …
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