In the wake of the crisis, the capacity of many banks to lend to relatively high-risk sectors such as SMEs and young, innovative firms is seriously impaired by capital constraints and a strong deterioration in the quality of the assets on their balance sheets. Looking forward, it is vital that...

Die vorliegende Studie schließt an unsere vorangegangene Untersuchung "Bankdienstleistungen in afrikanischen Ländern südlich der Sahara - Herausforderungen und Chancen" aus dem Jahr 2013 an. Ihr Ziel ist es, über die jüngsten Entwicklungen und Trends im Bankensektor in Subsahara-Afrika zu...

Die vorliegende Studie schließt an unsere vorangegangene Untersuchung "Bankdienstleistungen in afrikanischen Ländern südlich der Sahara - Herausforderungen und Chancen" aus dem Jahr 2013 an. Ihr Ziel ist es, über die jüngsten Entwicklungen und Trends im Bankensektor in Subsahara-Afrika zu...

This study follows up on our 2013 study on "Banking in sub-Saharan Africa: Challenges and Opportunities", with the aim of providing an update on the latest developments and trends in the banking sectors of sub-Saharan Africa. This year's study discusses the challenges to - and opportunities for...

With the advent of the digital revolution in the 1990s, productivity growth in the EU began to slip behind that in the US and other leading trading partners. This trend has undermined the comparative ability of European firms to compete and to provide rewarding jobs and a high standard of...

The Central, Eastern and South-Eastern Europe (CESEE) Bank Lending Survey was developed in the context of the Vienna Initiative 2.0 and has been endorsed by the various participating institutions as an instrument for: monitoring cross-border banking activities and deleveraging in the region;...