shocks are associated with higher non-performing loans, bank costs and banking crises, while they reduce bank profits …

these operations. Despite a vast literature on the topic, central bank approaches and practices vary considerably. In this …

). 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 several financial products (bank accounts, credit and debit cards …, and bank loans). We find that more competition tends to increase the probability of access to these financial products. On …

This paper assesses the role of bank and nonbank financial institutions' balance sheet foreign exposures and risk … conditions may take place through derivatives transactions with banks, the hedging practices of which trigger bank related …