, time-varying, bilateral data on foreign bank ownership for many countries, we show that, for emerging markets, greater … local foreign bank presence, especially from the importing country, is associated with higher exports in sectors more … weaker. The presence of a bank from the importing country is also associated with higher exports in sectors with more opaque …

studying bank-specific data on lending by domestically- and foreign-owned banks in Argentina and Mexico. We find that foreign … similar, and lending rates analogously respond to aggregate demand fluctuations. In Mexico, foreign and domestic banks with … with high levels of impaired assets (Mexico) have more stagnant loan growth and weak responsiveness to market signals …