Khamis, May Y.; Al-Hassan, Abdullah; Oulidi, Nada - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2010
In this paper, we analyze the evolution of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) banking sectors in the six member … countries including ownership, concentration, cross-border linkages, balance sheet exposures and risks, recent trends in credit … growth, and financial soundness. We identify risks to the banking sector's financial stability in the context of the current …