This paper analyses the Italian banking system, its historical foundation, present situation, and provides a strategic …

Bank fiat monies. Are we close to private banks becoming “technologically obsolete” in the provision of payment services … infrastructure. However, even though inter-bank debt transfers are cheaper than MOE transfers, the payment infrastructure entails … some other frictions related to the fact that more than one bank is involved in this process, compared to transferring …

This study provides a characterization of the Association of the South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) banking system …

and led to bank restructuring and consolidation. This paper looks at firm access to credit in the region, focusing on the … role of credit market structure. Using firm-level data from theWorld Bank Enterprise Survey, we find that access to bank … likely to be financially constrained. We also find that a high degree of bank penetration and competition are significantly …

-intervention announcements on bank valuation. Using traditional approaches, announcements directed at the banking system as a whole were …We analyze the effects on bank valuation of government policies aimed at shoring up banks' financial conditions during …/or guaranteed bank assets and liabilities. We employ event study methodology to estimate the impact of government …

This paper examines what institutional and bank-specific factors determine bank stock price synchronicity. Using data … on 37 countries from 1996-2007, we find that bank stocks are more aligned with the whole market (1) during the financial … insurance; and (4) in countries that have lower bank-level disclosure. The results hold for both emerging and developed economy …