This technical note analyzes the competition in the banking sector in Denmark. It reveals that Denmark has a fairly … competitive and efficient banking sector. Measured by various indicators, efficiency of banking intermediation has been improving … in recent years. The banking sector has become concentrated, and profitability of banks is relatively high and growing …

private companies. Under these schemes, competition plays a key role, keeping prices low, a good quality of service, and an …

and intervention of the Swiss National Bank (SNB) on strengthening financial sector stability, and stressed the need of a …

debt levels are well above the EU average, and corporate debt levels are also high, although bank credit to firms has been …

This paper presents a technical note on bank stress testing and climate risks analysis in Maldives. Although the … possible unraveling of the sovereign-bank nexus. Banks' nonperforming loans (NPL) ratios are projected to increase slightly in …

This Technical Assistance Report on Peru focuses on Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) Stakeholder Engagement … stakeholders, including representatives of the banking sector, payment service providers, and the Fintech and technology sector … establish the central bank's role in leading a "baseline product" with market participants. The final set of recommendations …

Years of isolation and continuous conflicts have left Gaza's economic development far behind that of the West Bank. In … 2022, per capita income in Gaza was only a quarter of that in the West Bank, and unemployment and poverty rates were much … in both West Bank and Gaza, restrictions are far more severe for Gaza. As a result of this Gaza blockade and repeated …