This study examines the relationship between bank transparency and efficiency. Using a unique dataset for Russian banks, we find that transparency is important and that, among the dimensions of transparency, the transparency in board and management structure and process represents the most...

The Russian banking system is in its worst crisis since 1998, a fact made particularly evident by the collapse in share prices for every financial service company, together with the fall of Russian stock markets. However, differently from 1998, the banking system finds itself in a better...

This paper analyses the development of the Russian banking sector over the period 2001-2007 to assess the impact of ownership on the operations of commercial banks. The stochastic frontier approach is employed for a sample of the 50 largest Russian banks to determine cost efficiency differences...