This technical assistance report on Georgia focuses on operationalizing the new bank recovery and resolution frameworks. The Georgian authorities have indicated their interest in operationalizing their recovery, resolution, and crisis management frameworks. The report highlights the need to...

This book offers new insights on banking business models, risks and regulation proposals in the aftermath of the European financial crisis. It investigates the main issues affecting the business of banking nowadays, such as low interest rates and non-performing loans. The combined effect of low...

Part I: A History of Banking -- 1.A brief history of money and credit -- 2.Banking in the 20th Century -- Part II: How Banking Works -- 3.Money and Inflation -- 4.Money and Banking -- 5.Banking and the economy -- 6.Investment Banking -- 7.Banking in Crisis -- 8.Financial Instability -- Part III:...

"In a world where banks are perceived as unshakable fortresses, there is a worrying truth that lies just beneath the surface: banks are far more fragile and fail more frequently than we choose to believe. In the US alone, more than 560 banks have failed since the turn of the century, In South...