in bank profitability post-privatization, although differences exist between developed and developing countries. Notably …This paper revisits trends in bank privatization and analyzes their economic impact over the past 25 years. Building on … a novel data set of privatization events for 70 developed and developing countries, it shows that bank privatization …

implications for the destination, profitability, and quality of bank lending and the limited evolution of the financial system … development of fintechs. Entrenched incumbency of banks has limited the role of non-bank operators in fostering market …

services industry in Egypt. There is an especially critical role for bank financing to support the private sector to maintain …