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exports of all five broad categories of the U.K.'s financial and insurance services. No trade barriers are found for the bulk … suggests that post-Brexit disruptions of the U.K.'s export of financial and insurance services may be minor …
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''s preference parameters for Canada, Sweden, and the United Kingdom are statistically different from the one implied by the commonly …
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methods to the case of Sweden, showing the range of estimates …
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Countries in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) tend to lag those in most other regions in terms of governance and perceptions of corruption. Weak governance undermines economic performance through various channels, including deficiencies in government functions and distortions to economic incentives. It...
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In this paper we study how competition and financial soundness affect financial inclusion in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). We use detailed individual-level survey data, combined with key country-level indicators of bank competition and financial soundness, to study the effect on the adoption of...
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identifies some key patterns of cross-border investment in bank subsidiaries by key banking groups in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA …) and discusses some of the determinants of this investment. Using a gravity model relating the annual value of a banking …-border banking is in part driven by a search for yield, diversification, and expansion for strategic reasons …
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This paper studies the impact of declining oil prices on banks in sub-Saharan African oil-exporting countries. Results indicate that banks respond differently to an oil shock depending on their ownership: (i) domestic banks are the most adversely impacted and experience a deterioration in asset...
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This study assesses the determinants of banking system efficiency in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) and asks what, besides …
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