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in the GCC. We use bank-level panel data, exploiting variation across banks within countries, to isolate the impact of ….S. monetary policy to liability rates than to asset rates and bank profitability, largely reflecting funding structures. In … addition, we explore the role of shifts in the quantity of bank liabilities as policy rates change and the role of large banks …
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curves and an inability to offer deposit rates significantly below zero combine to compress bank earnings in this environment …
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More than two years ago the European Central Bank (ECB) adopted a negative interest rate policy (NIRP) to achieve its …, interest rate cuts also weigh on bank profitability. Substantial rate cuts may at some point outweigh the benefits from higher …
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In this paper, we investigate how negative interest rate policy (NIRP) introduced in January2016 by the Bank of Japan …
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The aim of this paper is twofold: first, to study the determinants of banks' net interest margin with a particular focus on the role of maturity transformation, using a new measure of maturity mismatch; second, to analyse the implications for banks from the relaxation of a binding prudential...
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This paper investigates the transmission of monetary policy by private banks in Brazil during the recent easing cycle. The analysis presented uses a panel dataset with information on lending by private banks in Brazil and concludes that monetary transmission through lending volumes was not...
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system in Malawi. The financial reform program commenced in 1989 when both the Reserve Bank Act and the Banking Act were … power, high reserve requirements, high central bank discount rate and high inflation …
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This paper revisits the competitive environment of the banking system in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) and investigates the early impact of fintech development in the region thus far. Against the backdrop of high net interest margins (NIMs) and limited financial depth in the region,...
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comparator block in the Eastern Caribbean. Using bank-level data, we find that countries with a high level of operating costs, a … operating costs are associated with low measures of institutional quality and a small size of bank operations. We find support …
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orientation, pressures on funding models and entity structures could affect the efficiency of capital flows through the bank …
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