statistically significant). Looking at financial instability, the paper finds that banking crises predict increases in state …-ownership but that there is no evidence that high state-ownership predicts banking crises. Focusing on bank performance, the paper …

Cross-border banking activity within the Asia-Pacific region has intensified since the Great Financial Crisis of 2007 … trend, the ASEAN member governments have adopted a regional banking integration framework. Mindful of the lessons of … European banking integration, the banking authorities in the region are seeking to balance the efficiency gains of regional …