costs and provisioning for loan losses remain high compared to some other economies. Profitability of the aggregate banking …

"There is a wide cross-country variation in the institutional structure of bank failure resolution, including the role … scheme are more stable and less likely to become insolvent. Involvement of the deposit insurer in bank failure resolution … thus dampens the negative effect that deposit insurance has on banks' risk taking. "--World Bank web site …

"This paper examines the implications of bank activity and short-term funding strategies for bank risk and returns … banks, however, attract most of their short-term funding in the form of non-deposits at a cost of enhanced bank fragility … risky, which is consistent with the demise of the U.S. investment banking sector. "--World Bank web site …

Institutions; and iv) Community Banks and Commercial banks' rural operations. Volume 3 (Non-Bank Financial Institutions and Markets …

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Two ambitious goals guide World Bank Group actions: (i) ending extreme poverty by reducing the percentage of people … burdens future generations will inherit. The World Bank Group is committed to supporting countries in the achievement of these … goals with a combination of financing, knowledge, and convening services. The World Bank Corporate Scorecard provides …