The main objective of this study is to analyse the evolution of banking efficiency in the Baltic countries after their accession to the EU and during the financial crisis, and to check whether there are significant differences between these countries as a consequence of their particular...

Der deutsche Bankensektor hat die weltweite Finanz- und Wirtschaftskrise, sieht man von den hoch spekulativen Großbanken und den geschäftsmodelllosen Landesbanken einmal ab, relativ gut überstanden. Auch das der Krise folgende Niedrigzinsniveau hat zwar im Zinsergebnis negative Spuren...

Der deutsche Bankensektor hat die weltweite Finanz- und Wirtschaftskrise, sieht man von den hoch spekulativen Großbanken und den geschäftsmodelllosen Landesbanken einmal ab, relativ gut überstanden. Auch das der Krise folgende Niedrigzinsniveau hat zwar im Zinsergebnis negative Spuren...

The main objective of this study is to analyse the evolution of banking efficiency in the Baltic countries after their accession to the EU and during the financial crisis, and to check whether there are significant differences between these countries as a consequence of their particular...

Ireland and Spain are among the countries where most intense has been the bank-debt vicious circle. Banks were at the forefront of crisis, as a consequence of weak balances, and exposure to real estate. Public support for banks, as well as other expansionary programs, drove public finances to...

According to the objectives pursued in preparing Romania's accession to the European Union (E.U), the National Bank of Romania (N.B.R.) acted in line with Romania's constant efforts aiming to adapt - institutionally, structurally and operationally - the Romanian economy to the E.U. requirements....

Banks use several indicators in order to adequately measure the impact of the credit risk on their activity. Therefore, the quality of the loan portfolio depends on the correct estimation of the credit risk indicators. Consequently, in this paper I propose myself to analyze the recent evolutions...

This paper is a first attempt to connect the heterogeneity in bank efficiency with lending fluctuations and allocation efficiency : there is a trade-off between the two in the presence of heterogeneity in bank monitoring efficiency. The mechanism at hand is twofold. (a) First the rent extracted...

This study analyses the impact of the crisis on the financial sector. Special attention is given to the performance of non-Japanese foreign and joint venture banks during the crisis. We also analyse whether government policy and formation of networks - ownership networks and the link with the...