Getting Finance in South Asia 2010 : Indicators and Analysis of the Commercial Banking Sector.
Title:
Getting Finance in South Asia 2010 : Indicators and Analysis of the Commercial Banking Sector.
Author:
Sophastienphong, Kiatchai.
ISBN:
9780821383926
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (352 pages)
Series:
Getting Finance in South Asia
Contents:
Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- About the Authors -- Acronyms and Abbreviations -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- Development Dimensions and Micro Indicators -- Access to Finance -- Performance and Efficiency -- Financial Stability -- Capital Market Development -- Market Concentration and Competitiveness -- Payment Systems Development -- Savings Mobilization -- Corporate Governance -- The Methodology -- Interpretation of Ranks -- The Role of Microfinance in South Asia -- Endnotes -- PART I: ANALYSIS -- 2. PRUDENTIAL REGULATIONS FOR BANKS IN SOUTH ASIA -- Capital Adequacy -- Implementation of the Basel II Capital Adequacy Framework -- Asset Quality -- Income Recognition -- Write-Off Policy -- Exposure Limits -- Directed Lending -- Liquidity -- Debt Restructuring Policy -- Endnotes -- 3. THE GETTING FINANCE INDICATORS: COUNTRY PERSPECTIVE -- Afghanistan -- Access to Finance -- Performance and Efficiency -- Financial Stability -- Capital Market Development -- Market Concentration and Competitiveness -- Payment Systems Development -- Savings Mobilization -- Corporate Governance -- Bangladesh -- Access to Finance -- Performance and Efficiency -- Financial Stability -- Capital Market Development -- Market Concentration and Competitiveness -- Payment Systems Development -- Savings Mobilization -- Corporate Governance -- Bhutan -- Access to Finance -- Performance and Efficiency -- Financial Stability -- Capital Market Development -- Market Concentration and Competitiveness -- Payment Systems Development -- Savings Mobilization -- Corporate Governance -- India -- Access to Finance -- Performance and Efficiency -- Financial Stability -- Capital Market Development -- Market Concentration and Competitiveness -- Payment Systems Development -- Savings Mobilization -- Corporate Governance -- Maldives -- Access to Finance -- Performance and Efficiency.
Financial Stability -- Capital Market Development -- Market Concentration and Competitiveness -- Payment Systems Development -- Savings Mobilization -- Corporate Governance -- Nepal -- Access to Finance -- Performance and Efficiency -- Financial Stability -- Capital Market Development -- Market Concentration and Competitiveness -- Payment Systems Development -- Savings Mobilization -- Corporate Governance -- Pakistan -- Access to Finance -- Performance and Efficiency -- Financial Stability -- Capital Market Development -- Market Concentration and Competitiveness -- Payment Systems Development -- Savings Mobilization -- Corporate Governance -- Sri Lanka -- Access to Finance -- Performance and Efficiency -- Financial Stability -- Capital Market Development -- Market Concentration and Competitiveness -- Payment Systems Development -- Savings Mobilization -- Corporate Governance -- Endnotes -- 4. COUNTRY RANKINGS ON THE GETTING FINANCE INDICATORS -- Composite Ranking -- Annual Rankings -- Five-Year Average Rankings on Micro Indicators -- Access to Finance -- Performance and Efficiency -- Financial Stability -- Capital Market Development -- Market Concentration and Competitiveness -- Payment Systems Development -- Savings Mobilization -- Corporate Governance -- Endnotes -- 5. AN INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVE -- Benchmark Comparison -- Access to Finance -- Performance and Efficiency -- Financial Stability -- Capital Market Development -- Market Concentration and Competitiveness -- Payment Systems Development -- Savings Mobilization -- Benchmark Comparison with Individual Economies -- 6. FINDINGS AND OBSERVATIONS -- Access to Finance -- Performance and Efficiency -- Financial Stability -- Capital Market Development -- Market Concentration and Competitiveness -- Payment Systems Development -- Savings Mobilization -- Corporate Governance.
Impact of the Financial Crisis -- PART II: INDICATORS -- 7. COMPILATION GUIDE FOR THE GETTING FINANCE INDICATORS FOR SOUTH ASIA -- Access to Finance -- Performance and Efficiency -- Financial Stability -- Capital Market Development -- Market Concentration and Competitiveness -- Payment Systems Development -- Savings Mobilization -- Corporate Governance -- Endnotes -- 8. METHODOLOGY -- Data Compilation -- Choice of Indicators -- Method for Country Rankings -- Financial Indicator Scores -- Corporate Governance Scores -- Financial Soundness Ranking -- Presentation of Data -- 9. MAJOR POLICY DEVELOPMENTS IN THE PRUDENTIAL REGULATIONS OF SOUTH ASIA, 2007-08 -- Afghanistan -- Prudential Regulations -- Other Policy Developments -- Legislation Enacted -- Bangladesh -- Prudential Regulations -- Other Policy Developments -- Legislation Enacted -- Bhutan -- Prudential Regulations -- Other Policy Developments -- Legislation Enacted or Pending -- India -- Prudential Regulations -- Other Policy Developments -- Legislation Enacted or Pending -- Maldives -- Prudential Regulations -- Other Policy Developments -- Legislation Enacted or Pending -- Nepal -- Prudential Regulations -- Other Policy Developments -- Legislation Enacted -- Pakistan -- Prudential Regulations -- Other Policy Developments -- Legislation Enacted or Pending -- Sri Lanka -- Prudential Regulations -- Other Policy Developments -- Legislation Enacted -- Endnotes -- SPECIAL FEATURE MANAGING THE IMPACT OF THE GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS AND ECONOMIC SLOWDOWN -- An Overview -- The Crisis and South Asian Economies -- Economic Impact -- Policy Responses and Challenges -- The Crisis and South Asian Banking Sectors -- Impact on Banking -- Policy Responses and Challenges -- Endnotes -- APPENDIXES -- Appendix 1. Prudential Regulations in South Asian Countries, End of 2008.
Appendix 2. Getting Finance Indicators for South Asia, by Country and Year, 2001-08 -- Appendix 3A. Getting Finance Indicators for Benchmark Economies, 2001-08 -- Appendix 3B. Data Sources and Notes for Benchmark Economies -- Appendix 4A. Corporate Governance Matrix: Questionnaire Responses for South Asian Countries, 2008 -- Appendix 4B. Status of Corporate Governance of Banks in South Asian Countries, 2008 -- Appendix 5. Payment Systems in Place in South Asian Countries -- Appendix 6. Annual Rankings on the Getting Finance Indicators for South Asian Countries, 2004-08 -- REFERENCES -- INDEX.
Abstract:
Utilizing standardized indicators from 2001 to 2008, Getting Finance in South Asia 2010 analyzes the financial performance and soundness of commercial banks in eight South Asian countries: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. While the indicators cannot predict the onset of a financial crisis, their analysis has identified specific weaknesses in regional financial sectors that should be addressed by the supervisory authorities.In this current edition of the annual Getting Finance publication, two new development dimensions -- payment systems developments and savings mobilization -- have been added to the six dimensions covered in the previous edition: access to finance, performance and efficiency, financial stability, market concentration and competitiveness, capital market development, and corporate governance. This edition also expands the country coverage to include Afghanistan, Bhutan and Maldives. New benchmark countries have also been added, including emerging countries from outside OECD.In addition to analyzing the Getting Finance indicators, the book also discusses the challenges facing South Asian banks and the impact of the global financial crisis on their operations. The new material in this edition enables readers to have a more holistic perspective of the indicators in South Asia and a better understanding of the financial systems in the region.Getting Finance Indicators 2010 reaffirms the World Bank's commitment to working with developing member countries to promote financial sector development and create financial systems that are sound, stable, supportive of growth and responsive to people's needs.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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