part of a larger effort in the group to study the effects of bank privatization in developing countries …

Between 1995 and 2005, foreign bank participation in Mexico rose from 2 percent of bank assets to 83 percent, as the … top five largest banks were acquired by foreigners. This paper examines the link between foreign bank acquisitions and … banking outreach. Using quarterly country, bank, and bank-municipality-level data, the authors find some contrasting patterns …

Recently, developing countries have witnessed a sharp increase in foreign bank participation. The authors examine the … impact on banking outreach using newly gathered data for Mexico, where foreign bank participation rose from 2 percent to 83 … percent of assets during 1997-2005. Country-, bank-, and bank-municipality level estimations show a decline in the number of …

Recently, developing countries have witnessed a sharp increase in foreign bank participation. We examine the impact on … banking outreach using newly gathered data for Mexico, where foreign bank participation rose from 2% to 83% of assets during … 1997-2005. Country-, bank-, and bank-municipality-level estimations show a decline in the number of deposit and loan …