The policy debate on whether to strengthen or to remove the legal barriers between banking and commerce has paid little … part of a two-part study, provides an overview of the potential gains of integrating banking and commerce. Economic theory … and commercial firms. -- banking and commerce …

possible benefits from combining banking and commerce, including portfolio diversification, the creation of internal capital … authors stress that bank management contemplating diversification into the commercial sector must be selective about which … specific industries they choose, while corporate management interested in moving into banking might need to settle for somewhat …