banks and bank supervision agencies worldwide. Women occupied less than 2 percent of bank CEOs positions, and less than 20 …, many low- and middle-income countries have a higher share of women in bank boards and banking supervision agency boards … compared to advanced economies. Econometric analysis suggests that, controlling for relevant bank and country-specific factors …

constrained by the reality of capacity limitations and should take into account the need to keep the central bank involved in the …

and human development indices, weak rule of law, and physical access to bank branches or ATMs. This suggests that targeted …

rules, supervision, and market discipline - of the bank regulatory framework envisioned by the New Basel Accord (Basel II …