This paper investigates the impact of the new capital requirements introduced under the Basel III framework on bank … lending rates and loan growth. Higher capital requirements, by raising banks’ marginal cost of funding, lead to higher …

This paper studies why currency and monetary shock hit Indonesia's economy and banking sector so severely and the … measures that were taken to deal with the banking crisis, the lessons learned, and challenges faced in restructuring and … strengthening the banking system. The vulnerable state of the banking sector, in combination with exchange rate and interest rate …

, reduced role of securities markets, imperfect competition in the banking sector and the resulting high cost of bank lending to …

drag since 2005, and well above staff projections. Domestic fixed capital investment was essentially flat, leaving …

credit growth experienced by these countries. We find that, on average, both bank capitalization and lending activities in … Latin America increased after Basel. Consequently, Basel did not seem to lead to an overall credit decline. However, we do … Basel II might cause greater procyclicality of credit. …

, spurring bond issuance among some banks, and firms. Capital flight has gradually eased, bank deposits have stabilized, and …

We present evidence of a risk-taking channel of monetary policy for the U.S. banking system. We use confidential data … pronounced for banks with relatively low capital or during periods when banks’ capital erodes, such as episodes of financial and …

of how monetary policy influences banks is needed. Over the last decade, capital requirements have effectively replaced … reserve requirements as the main constraint on the behavior of banks. This paper explores the implications of Basel capital …