Islamic banking is one of the fastest growing segments of the financial sector in developing
countries. Rapid growth of this segment is accompanied with claims about its relative …

This paper provides evidence on the strategic lending decisions made by banks facing a
negative funding shock. Using bank–firm level credit data, we show that banks reallocate …

Policy makers aim to avoid banking crises, and although they can to some extent control
domestic conditions, internationally transmitted crises are difficult to tackle. This paper …

As the reallocator of liquidity from banks with excess to banks with a deficit, the interbank
money market (IMM) plays a fundamental role in the proper functioning of the banking …

We examine the interactions of bank lending dynamics, ownership structures, and crisis
phenomena in the banking systems of Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries …

Abstract The Central European banking industry is dominated by foreign-owned banks.
During the recent crisis, for the first time since the transition, foreign parent companies were …

Using a worldwide bank sample from 2000 to 2010, this article analyzes the determinants of
bank lending behavior during the global financial crisis highlighting the role of bank capital …

Activities of international banks have been at the core of discussions on the causes and
effects of the international financial crisis. Yet, we know little about the actual magnitudes …

In our paper, we analyze heterogeneity among the various business models that incorporate
systemically important banks in 65 countries over the period of 2000–2012. For the first time …

In the period before the crisis, Montenegro experienced a rapid credit growth, which
coincided with the privatization of several banks and was followed by the entry of foreign …