This paper assesses European bank deleveraging and its impact on global credit conditions. Before the onset of the … international banks although European banks remain a dominant source of funding. "Good" bank deleveraging is still necessary from a … core component of this multi-year deleveraging process. Taken together, European bank deleveraging warrants close attention …

of gender discrimination appears in the supply of bank loans in Germany, Italy, and Spain, while some demand obstacles …This article uses European Central Bank (ECB) survey data to assess whether gender matters in the small firms … difficulty in accessing bank finance: on the demand side, they apply for bank loans less frequently, as they more often …