This paper analyzes the development of the banking sector in European transition countries. We find that, although bank … major players in the financial system of these countries. However, foreign bank presence and financial development in … than domestic banks. Furthermore, it appears that foreign and domestic bank performance tend to converge. …

a large amount of bank loans to local governments through the local government financing vehicles (LGFVs). This allows … form of higher loan to GDP ratio leads to lower economic growth rate. We find that discrimination in bank lending, housing …

rate of growth of capital asset or income whether source of borrowing is bank or money lender. This is then formalized in a …

Central Bank (BDCB) and the structure of the financial sector of Brunei Darussalam are presented. Lastly, the paper discusses … the major prospects and challenges faced by the banking sector as well as the recommendations. The analysis of the … study period compared to its most ASEAN and GCC countries. The efficiency of banking sector, on an average, remained at a …

of itself, and it may also influence concentration in banking and thus the impact of bank-specific shocks for the … granular effects: if markets are very concentrated in terms of the size distribution of banks, idiosyncratic shocks at the bank … micro-macro panel dataset. Our research has three main findings: First, bank-level shocks significantly impact on GDP …

, to student enrollment in STEM degrees, and to the riskiness, efficiency, and competitiveness of banking sectors. Overall …