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This paper assesses whether cross-border M and A decisions exhibit network effects. We estimate exponential random graph models (ERGM) and temporal exponential random graph models (TERGM) to evaluate the determinants of cross-country M and A investments at the sectoral level. The results show...
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We develop and test the hypothesis that foreign direct investment promotes corporate governance spillovers in the host country. Using firm-level data on cross-border mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and corporate governance in 22 countries, we find that cross-border M&As are associated with...
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millions of small firms. By analyzing 1.8 million loan transactions of a leading Chinese online bank, this paper compares the … fintech approach to assessing credit risk using big data and machine learning models with the bank approach using traditional …
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The paper focuses on the impact of diversification on bank performance and how consolidation through mergers and … indigenous banks, as compared to foreign competitors in the ECCU. We then simulate bank mergers both within and across ECCU … countries by combining individual banks' balance sheets. The simulation shows that a typical indigenous bank could better …
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This paper analyses the process of disintermediation, the progress in consolidation, the impact of new technologies, and the role of ownership and control structures for the euro area banking sector. The impact of these trends on competition policy, ""too big to fail"" concerns, and financial...
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Limited access to finance and its high cost have contributed to relatively low levels of private investment and subpar growth in the Kyrgyz Republic. Interest rate spreads have moderated in recent years, but remain high from both a regional and global perspective. At the same time, collateral...
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Banks are usually better informed on the loans they originate than other financial intermediaries. As a result, securitized loans might be of lower credit quality than otherwise similar nonsecuritized loans. We assess the effect of securitization activity on loans' relative credit quality...
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Determinants of bank-level credit growth in Saudi Arabia are investigated by applying a panel approach to data spanning … 2000-15. Strong bank balance sheet conditions, economic activity, and oil prices support bank lending. Reduced bank … concentration appears to have helped. Lending remained robust in 2015 despite oil prices having declined, helped by strong bank …
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