This paper argues that the decline in cross-border banking since 2007 does not amount to a broad-based retreat in international lending (“financial deglobalisation”). We show that BIS international banking data organised by the nationality of reporting banks provide a clearer picture of...

The financial crisis has led to a reconsideration of banks' global business models. Using a dataset derived from the BIS banking statistics, this paper studies the geography of global banking. It distinguishes between “international” and “multinational” banks, their respective funding...

The financial crisis has led to a reconsideration of banks' global business models. This special feature uses the BIS banking statistics to distinguish between “international” and “multinational” banks and their associated funding models. The crisis put these models to the test. In the...