Global Banking Crises and Emerging Markets

Front Matter....Pages i-xi
Introduction....Pages 1-8
The Dark and the Bright Side of Global Banking: A (Somewhat) Cautionary Tale from Emerging Europe....Pages 9-21
From Reputation amidst Uncertainty to Commitment under Stress: More than a Decade of Foreign-Owned Banking in Transition Economies....Pages 22-51
Banking Competition and Efficiency: A Micro-Data Analysis on the Czech Banking Industry....Pages 52-74
Relationship Lending in Emerging Markets: Evidence from the Czech Republic....Pages 75-97
Private-Sector Credit in Central and Eastern Europe: New (Over) Shooting Stars?....Pages 98-129
The Boom in Household Lending in Transition Countries: A Croatian Case Study and a Cross-Country Analysis of Determinants....Pages 130-152
Are Weak Banks Leading Credit Booms? Evidence from Emerging Europe....Pages 153-174
What Drives Bank Lending in Domestic and Foreign Currency Loans in a Small Open Transition Economy with Fixed Exchange Rate? The Case of Macedonia....Pages 175-200
Do Foreign Banks Stabilize Cross-Border Bank Flows and Domestic Lending in Emerging Markets? Evidence from the Global Financial Crisis....Pages 201-226
Risk Taking by Banks in the Transition Countries....Pages 227-246
The Sequence of Bank Liberalisation: Financial Repression versus Capital Requirements in Russia....Pages 247-268
Impact and Implementation Challenges of the Basel Framework for Emerging, Developing and Small Economies....Pages 269-294
Back Matter....Pages 295-301