Hoheitliche Länderrisiken im hier beschriebenen Sinne sind bankbetriebliche Risiken, die im internationalen Kreditgeschaet durch die Zahlungsunfähigkeit oder -unwilligkeit der ausländischen Regierung entstehen. Länderrisiko-Analysen untersuchen folglich die Frage nach der Bonität eines...

In this paper we investigate the problem of a bank, which, due to the presence of capital requirements, needs to issue credit derivatives. Because of asymmetric information in the loan and credit risk transfer markets, banks face an adverse selection problem, sharpened by the fact that credit...

Most problems with formal sector credit lending to the poor in developing countries can be attributed to the lack of information and inadequate collateral. One common feature of successful credit mechanisms is group-lending, where the loan is advanced to an individual if he/she is a part of a...

Evidence about commercial banks’ liquidity preference says the following about the loan market in LDCs: (i) the loan interest rate is a minimum mark-up rate; (ii) the loan market is characterized by oligopoly power; and (iii) indirect monetary policy, a cornerstone of financial liberalization,...

This paper explores how bank characteristics and the institutional environment influence the composition of banks’ loan portfolios. Using a new data set based on the recent EBRD Banking Environment and Performance Survey (BEPS), which was conducted in 2005 for 220 banks in 20 transition...

Motivated by the increased importance of foreign bank entry, this paper takes a look at the issue from the perspective of both foreign entrants and the host country. What are the conditions that make the host country market attractive to foreign entrants? What changes in the home country...

It is implied that the Housing Finance companies and banking sector can find an equilibrium rate of return on deposits by simultaneous determination of the utilization of housing loans and supply of the funds. The results are also useful in determination of equilibrium ratio of the rental income...