In this paper we integrate the costs of trade finance in a computable general equilibrium (CGE) model to evaluate the trade and output effects of counterfactual policy experiments on costs of and access to trade finance. The costs of financing international trade consist of two components: the...

Loan defaults continue to be a major challenge that confronts financial institutions in developing countries and this impedes their potential role in sustainable development. Given the enormity of loan defaults, policymakers have devoted much attention to the phenomenon by implementing...

In this paper we integrate the costs of trade finance in a computable general equilibrium (CGE) model to evaluate the trade and output effects of counterfactual policy experiments on costs of and access to trade finance. The costs of financing international trade consist of two components: the...

In Deutschland spielen Banken bei der Unternehmensfinanzierung eine herausragende Rolle. Vor der internationalen Finanzkrise galt der deutsche Bankensektor als stabil, aber renditeschwach. Vielfach wurde ihm im internationalen, aber auch im europäischen Vergleich eine geringe Performance...

The purpose of this study is to better understand the likely impact on Asian economies and financial institutions of various recent global financial reforms, including Basel III capital adequacy and liquidity rules. Part one reviews the lessons of the global financial crisis (GFC) of 2007-09 and...

The network pattern of financial linkages is important in many areas of banking and finance. Yet bilateral linkages are often unobserved, and maximum entropy serves as the leading method for estimating counterparty exposures. This paper proposes an efficient alternative that combines...

The financial systems of some countries fared materially better than others during the global financial crisis of 2007-09. The performance of the Canadian banking system during this period was relatively strong. Using a case study approach together with empirical analysis, we assess some of the...

Les taux de défaut sont des séries couramment utilisées dans les simulations de crise. Au Canada comme dans beaucoup d'autres pays, on ne dispose pas de séries rétrospectives relatives aux taux de défaut sectoriels sur les prêts bancaires aux entreprises. La connaissance de ces taux est...

I address the following issue in this paper: how does information sharing among banks about borrowers affect banks' competition, and ultimately, the interest rate borrowers pay for the loan they take? One would expect that full information sharing among banks reduces lenders' risk and results in...

Der seit vielen Jahren zu beobachtende Trend abnehmender nominaler und realer Zinssätze in den wichtigsten Industrieländern ist im Euroraum und in Deutschland zuletzt in ein historisch beispielloses Umfeld niedrigster und negativer Zinsen gemündet. Eher als auf eine vermeintliche...