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

foremost task is to resolve the bad loan problem and to recapitalize insolvent state banks. By restoring an incentive for banks …

performance as it directly and measurably increases productivity. Moreover, its effects on productivity are mediated through the …

transport sectors. Based on a new firm-level dataset, this paper reviews the SOE landscape, assesses SOE performance across … in most sectors, with substantial cross-country variation. Poor SOE performance raises three main risks: large and risky … contingent liabilities could stretch public finances; sizeable state ownership of banks coupled with poor governance could …

quality of tax administration affects firm performance for a large sample of firms in emerging market and developing economies …

). 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 …