Banking has an important place in the financial sector in Turkey and so that low or high banking performance affects the financial system and hence the whole economy. The purpose of this study is to determine the factors affecting the performance of state-owned and privately-owned deposit banks...

Despite far-reaching banking sector reforms and a prolonged period of macroeconomic stability and strong economic growth, financial intermediation in Armenia has lagged behind other transition countries, and interest rate spreads have remained higher than in most Central and Eastern European...

This Selected Issues paper examines developments in Estonia’s expanding net external obligations, as well as in domestic income flows and balance sheets. The paper discusses external current account and net international investment positions. Domestic investment and saving and balance...

This study examines the cross-sectional relation between corporate governance and corporate performance of the sample of 12 Chinese banks over the 2003-2006 periods. Taking other influential factors into account, such as the capital adequacy ratio and the firm size, this study investigates the...

This study examines the cross-sectional relation between corporate governance and corporate performance of the sample of 12 Chinese banks over the 2003-2006 periods. Taking other influential factors into account, such as the capital adequacy ratio and the firm size, this study investigates the...