Using data on Indian banks during 1996-2007, the paper examines the impact of bank activity and short-term funding for … bank returns and risks. The findings indicate that larger, fast growing financial firms tend to have higher fee income … contrary, the impact of non-deposit funding share on bank profitability is weak. In terms of bank riskiness, the evidence is …

and the World Bank centres on the need to develop strong regulatory institutions, especially the realm of banking and …

agree to this assessment, it is also true that the degree of monetisation and bank intermediation in the Hungarian economy …

institutions. In 1960, a new banking law further reduced the range of commercial activities of the National Bank of Yugoslavia (the … central bank) and opened the way to the creation of commercial banks. To ensure that banks met the needs of non … the development of banking was the establishment of the Credit and Savings Bank Ljubljana in 1967, which accounted for …

This paper looks at public policy towards bank entry and branching in the Philippines and its impact on the sector …'s structure, conduct and performance. In particular, it argues that regulatory restrictions on bank entry and branching have had …. The paper has two main sections. Section II presents the history of regulation of bank entry and branching in the …

the international best practices in bank governance and regulation and listing of major banks at the Hong Kong stock … rather than fundamental change in banker's incentives. Reforms of bank governance and regulatory framework need more time to …