The contribution of institutionally diversified financial sectors to more sustainable growth and financial stability -in particular the role of effective local banking structures -is not always fully appreciated, whether in the context of development cooperation or in policy discussions in the...

The financial crisis has highlighted the necessity of discussions on the adequacy of banking regulation and accounting standard-setting for financial institutions. We compare the development of several variables in this context between commercial banks, cooperative banks and savings banks from...

On May 11-12, 2011, SUERF, the Belgian Financial Forum, the Brussels Finance Institute and the Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS) jointly organised the 29th SUERF Colloquium New paradigms in money and finance? The papers included in this SUERF Study are based on contributions to the...

The contribution of institutionally diversified financial sectors to more sustainable growth and financial stability-in particular the role of effective local banking structures—is not always fully appreciated, whether in the context of development cooperation or in policy discussions in the...

Between July and December 2022, the European Central Bank (ECB) raised its key interest rate by a very substantial 250 basis points. This interest-rate shock presented the German cooperative banks as well as many other credit institutions with huge challenges. The cooperative banks suffered a...