Using both bank-and country-level data on banking sectors from 70 countries over the
period 1992–2006, this paper empirically investigates the joint home-and host-country …

This paper develops and tests a model that integrates the existing multinational bank
literature with the domestic bank profits literature. Using data for Australia, this paper …

This paper examines the determinants of profits of Greek banks operating abroad by
developing an integrated model that includes a set of determinants informed by the literature …

This paper examines the factors influencing the capital adequacy ratio (CAR) of foreign
banks. We test whether the CAR of subsidiaries and branches in developed and developing …

This article uses data for 418 banks operating in Central and Eastern Europe between 1993
and 2004 to analyse the impact of the mode of foreign bank entry and of the parent …

This paper integrates the defensive expansion hypothesis in multinational banking with the
internalisation approach to the multinational enterprise. This framework is then used to …

For the banking sector in the EU, the UK is one of the most important countries, since over a
quarter of all banking assets in the EU are held in the UK and it is the largest single …

The factors determining foreign bank efficiency are investigated using a three stage
research method. It is found that host market incumbency reduces efficiency of foreign banks …

This study examines the interaction of corporate profitability, working capital management
and firm characteristics. Advanced quantitative techniques, such as dynamic panel …

Although the banking sector in the UK is one of the most open and it is characterized by an
increasing foreign bank presence, it remains relatively under-researched compared to …