This study investigated the direct link between foreign bank entry and economic growth in Sub-Sahara African countries … evidence suggests that SSA countries that allowed foreign bank entry have better banking service access, competition and depth … than SSA countries that restrict banking industries to foreign ownership. Econometric estimation result shows a foreign …

This paper builds a dataset on bank ownership that covers more than 6,500 banks in 181 countries (59 low … reversed these trends. At the country level, the relationship between bank ownership and each of GDP growth and financial depth …. Bank-level regressions show that state-owned banks are less profitable and have a higher share of non-performing loans than …

This paper provides robust evidence that the home country identity of a foreign-owned bank is an important …

heterogeneity of banking risk determinants. I examine the implications of bank leverage that manifest itself as spreading and …