The paper introduces a new framework for assessing banks and financial firms using an intelligent model. The new …

-take of current reform initiatives, the paper reviews some economics of public policy towards banks, in particular capital …

-take of current reform initiatives, the paper reviews some economics of public policy towards banks, in particular capital …

Banks cannot be made fail-safe. But they can be made safe to fail, so that the failure of a bank need not disrupt the … economy at large nor pose cost to the taxpayer. In other words, banks can be made resolvable, and “too big to fail” can come … to an end. To do so, the authorities, banks and financial market infrastructures need to prepare in advance for what …

banks' portfolio of public debt and reduces the percentage holdings in the case of central banks. Better sovereign ratings …We analyze domestic, foreign, and central banks holdings of public debt for 31 countries for the period of 1989 … also increase (decrease) the share of commercial (central) banks' holdings. Furthermore, the effects of an increment in the …

banks' portfolio of public debt and reduces the percentage holdings in the case of central banks. Better sovereign ratings …We analyze domestic, foreign, and central banks holdings of public debt for 31 countries for the period of 1989 … also increase (decrease) the share of commercial (central) banks' holdings. Furthermore, the effects of an increment in the …

The recent wave of foreign investment in China's banks and the prospects of further opening of the banking sector under … the WTO agreement suggest that foreign banks are likely to play an increasingly important role in China. This paper takes … stock of the involvement of foreign banks in the Chinese banking sector in the perspective of international experience …

development and becomes relatively less important as the economy develops, and why banks may retard financial sector development …