Foreign Bank Entry : Experience, Implications for Developing Countries, and Agenda for Further Research

Clarke, GeorgeCull, RobertMartinez Peria, Maria SoledadSanchez, Susana M.2014-08-202014-08-202001-10https://hdl.handle.net/10986/19504In recent years, foreign bank participation has increased tremendously in several developing countries. In Argentina, Chile, the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland, for example, more than fifty percent of banking assets are now in foreign-controlled banks. In Asia, Africa, The Middle East, and the former Soviet Union, the rate of entry by foreign banks has been slower, but the trend is similar. Although the number of countries welcoming foreign banks is growing, many questions about foreign bank entry are still being debated, including: 1) What draws foreign banks to a country? 2) Which banks expand abroad? 3) What do foreign banks do once they arrive? 4) How does the mode of a bank's entry - for example, as a branch of its parent, or as an independent subsidiary company - affect its behavior? The authors summarize current knowledge on these issues. In addition, since the existing literature focuses heavily on industrial countries, they put forth an agenda for further study of the effects of foreign bank entry in developing countries.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOBANK PERFORMANCEBANK SIZEBANK SUBSIDIARIESBANKING CRISESBANKING CRISISBANKING SECTORBANKING SERVICESBANKING SYSTEMBANKSBORROWINGCAPITAL REQUIREMENTSCAPITALIZATIONCASH FLOWSCENTRAL BANKCOMPETITIVENESSCORPORATE BANKINGCOST OF CAPITALDEBTDEPOSITSDEREGULATIONECONOMETRIC EVIDENCEECONOMIC GROWTHECONOMIC INTEGRATIONECONOMICSEMUFINANCIAL LIBERALIZATIONFINANCIAL RATIOSFINANCIAL SECTOR LIBERALIZATIONFINANCIAL SERVICESFINANCIAL SYSTEMSFOREIGNFOREIGN ASSETSFOREIGN BANKSFOREIGN ENTRYFOREIGN EXCHANGEINDUSTRIALIZED COUNTRIESINFLATIONINSURANCEINTEREST INCOMEINTERNATIONAL BANKINGINTERNATIONAL BANKSINVESTMENT BANKINGLEGISLATIONLENDING PATTERNSLOAN PORTFOLIO QUALITYMONETARY AUTHORITIESNEW ENTRANTSOPERATING COSTSPORTFOLIOSPROFITABILITYRELATIONSHIP LENDINGRESERVE REQUIREMENTSRETAIL BANKINGRETURN ON ASSETSSAVINGSSAVINGS RATESSHAREHOLDINGSMALL BANKSSTATE BANKINGSUBSIDIARIESSUBSIDIARYTAX LAWSTRADE FLOWSTRADINGAFFILIATESForeign Bank Entry : Experience, Implications for Developing Countries, and Agenda for Further Research10.1596/1813-9450-2698