This paper finds that lending by state banks is less procyclical than lending by private banks, especially in countries with good governance. Lending by state banks in high income countries is even countercyclical. On the liability side, state banks expand potentially unstable non-deposit...

Special addresses -- Shared responsibility for the regulation of international banks / Daniel K. Tarullo -- Post-crisis risks and bank equity capital / Thomas M. Hoenig -- Reputational risks and large international banks / Ingo Walter -- The cross-border banking landscape -- Cross-border banking...