Intro -- GLOBAL BANKING REGULATION AND SUPERVISION WHAT ARE THE ISSUES AND WHAT ARE THE PRACTICES? -- GLOBAL BANKING REGULATION AND SUPERVISION WHAT ARE THE ISSUES AND WHAT ARE THE PRACTICES? -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION -- Chapter 2 OVERVIEW OF FINANCIAL MARKETS AND BANKING...

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 over the last decade. Following Basel guidelines many...