emphasizes the necessity of having audit policy as a part of prudential regulation of banks in developing countries …

the world's emerging markets and developing economies (EMDEs), such regulation is also essential to support economic …A sound financial regulatory framework is critical for minimizing the risk imposed by financial system fra­gility. In … for gauging regulation across countries, facilitate cooperation among financial supervisors from different countries, and …

countries, this paper investigates how both host country and home country regulation affect the decision on where and how to go … supervision. In all cases, they avoid locations with stronger capital regulation than at home. Regarding the choice of foreign …

) risk. It builds on a manually collected set of data on FX positions and the maturity structure of assets and liabilities of … average, face no liquidity risk and that exposure to FX risk is lower than commonly assumed. Linking risk exposure to … institutional characteristics, I find that legal status and regional affiliation are correlated with risk exposure while regulatory …

) risk. Using manually collected data from microfinance institutions' financial reporting, I find that the microfinance … sector faces minimal liquidity risk, high interest rate risk and a lower than commonly assumed exposure to FX risk. Linking … risk exposure to institutional characteristics, the data shows that legal status and regional affiliation are correlated …