Are foreign banks subjected to adverse selection in a highly integrated banking market? Recent evidence from the European Banking Authority (EBA) given after EU-wide stress testing suggests that they do not. I find that foreign banks seem to be better at managing credit risks, thanks to more...

For many decades, Cameroon infrastructures indicators trail those of regional Central African countries in spite of a slight improvement in the overall quality of infrastructures in 2013. Furthermore, infrastructures indicators are low by sub-Saharan African standards especially for roads, air...

Basel III regulation intent is to increase the resiliency of banks through effective risk management practices that can reduce significant idiosyncratic operational losses. A systemic risk event that leads to significant losses in a bank holding company (BHC) can expose them to become insolvent...