The paper analyzes the efficiency and profitability of Japanese banks from 2000-06. It uses a non-parametric approach … regional banks being less cost and revenue efficient relative to both City and Trust banks. While Japanese bank profitability …

We analyze the profitability of FX swaps used by the central bank of Brazil to shed light on the rationale for FX …

The profitability of Italian banks depends, among other factors, on the strength of the ongoing economic recovery, the … resolving nonperforming loans (NPLs) and to foster banking sector consolidation. Improved profitability would enable banks to … smaller banks face profitability pressures, even under favorable assumptions. There is thus a need to push ahead decisively on …

. Among other potential side effects, negative rates could weaken banks' profitability by reducing net interest income, their …