reviews the modernization of the banking sector and the development of competition within the sector, development of financial …

should rise to support continued banking sector development. The system has weathered the global credit crunch that began in …

sector developments. The banking sector as a whole shows comfortable levels of capitalization and profits, having benefited …

This paper runs the gamut of qualitative and quantitative analyses to examine the performance of French banks during … 2006-2008 and the financial support measures taken by the French government. French banks were not immune but proved …

banks coupled with efforts to enhance risk awareness and strengthen home-host coordination. The Croatian National Bank (CNB … together with banking supervision practices of the Croatian authorities. …

The main vulnerabilities in the financial sector can be found in the banking system and the social security fund (SSNIT …

, and interbank contagion risks. The results of the stress tests suggested that the Russian banking system is, on the whole …

discusses possible factors that may inhibit a deepening of bank intermediation and more efficient banking in Brazil, two aspects … that are found to be significantly different than in leading banking systems in other parts of the world. Using panel data …, it finds positive evidence of the presence of a noncompetitive market structure in the Brazilian banking system, a factor …