Loan Loss Provisioning and Economic Slowdowns : Too Much, Too Late?

Only recently has the debate on bank capital regulation devoted specific attention to the role that bank loan loss provisions can play as part of a minimum capital regulatory framework. Several national regulators have adopted or are planning to in...

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Main Authors: Laeven, Luc, Majnoni, Giovanni
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2014
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2001/12/1671257/loan-loss-provisioning-economic-slowdowns-too-much-too-late
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/19410