Carvalho, Carlos Eduardo; Oliveira, Giuliano Contento de - In: Nova Economia 12 (2002) 1, pp. 69-84
The bankruptcy of three big private banks (Econômico, Nacional and Bamerindus) in the beginning of the Plano Real has been attributed to the fast and intense growth of loan after the fall of inflation. The three banks balance sheet data, however, show a decrease in credit amount or a very small...