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Using household surveys and bank penetration data at the district-level in 2006 and 2009, this paper examines the … impact of Equity Bank-a leading private commercial bank focusing on microfinance-on access to banking in Kenya. Unlike other … commercial banks in Kenya, Equity Bank pursues distinct branching strategies that target underserved areas and less …
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We study the impact on bank merger activity of the strengthening in merger control legislation introduced in Europe … between 1989 and 2004. We find that strengthening merger control increases the abnormal returns on bank target stocks in the …
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We model the impact of bank mergers on loan competition, reserve holdings and aggregate liquidity. A merger creates an … operations by the central bank. …
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The spreading of the Covid-19 virus causes a reduction in economic activity worldwide and may lead to new risks to financial stability. The authors draw attention to the urgency of the targeted mitigation strategies on the European level and suggest taking coordinated action on the fiscal side...
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We find that stricter merger control legislation increases abnormal announcement returns of targets in bank mergers by …
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