and Stable Financial Structures for LDC, Inc. -- Eggs in Too Few Baskets: The Impact of Loan Concentration on Bank- Sector …

dynamics of these sectors. Spearheaded by a group led by Millard Long, the World Bank began studying more than 20 years ago the … evolving approach of the Bank's financial sector team and represent the knowledge that the team has accumulated over the years. …

in the banking sectors of various countries. After the 2007-2009 crisis, bank capital requirements have, in some cases … guidelines has contributed to regulatory complexity, even when omitting other bank capital regulations that are specific to the … US, and (3) how the US regulatory measures still do not provide equally valuable information about whether a bank is …

This paper presents new and official survey information on bank regulations in 142 countries and makes comparisons with … two earlier surveys. The data do not suggest that countries have primarily reformed their bank regulations for the better … agencies, but existing evidence suggests that these reforms will not improve bank stability or efficiency. While some countries …