Foreign Bank Participation in Developing Countries : What Do We Know about the Drivers and Consequences of This Phenomenon?

Foreign bank participation has increased steadily across developing countries since the mid-1990s. This paper documents this trend and surveys the existing literature to explore the drivers and consequences of this phenomenon, paying particular att...

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Main Authors: Cull, Robert, Martinez Peria, Maria Soledad
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
Published: 2012
Subjects:
ADB
FDI
Online Access:http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20100809094056
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topic ACCESS TO CREDIT
ACCESS TO FINANCE
ACCESS TO FINANCIAL SERVICES
ADB
BALANCE SHEETS
BANK ACTIVITY
BANK BEHAVIOR
BANK BRANCHES
BANK CLAIMS
BANK COMPETITION
BANK FINANCING
BANK FOR INTERNATIONAL SETTLEMENTS
BANK INTEREST MARGINS
BANK LENDING
BANK MERGERS
BANK OF KOREA
BANK OPERATIONS
BANK ORIGIN
BANK POLICY
BANK REGULATION
BANK SPREADS
BANKING CRISIS
BANKING INDUSTRY
BANKING MARKET
BANKING MARKETS
BANKING SECTOR
BANKING SECTOR EFFICIENCY
BANKING SECTOR STABILITY
BANKING SECTORS
BANKING STABILITY
BANKING SYSTEM
BANKING SYSTEMS
BARRIERS TO ENTRY
BORROWER
BORROWING
COLLATERAL
COMMERCIAL BANK
COMMERCIAL BANKS
CONSOLIDATION
CORRUPTION
COST REDUCTION
CREDIT LEVELS
CREDIT REPORTING
CREDIT REPORTING AGENCY
CREDIT REPORTING SYSTEM
CREDITWORTHINESS
CRISIS IN EMERGING MARKETS
CROSS-COUNTRY EVIDENCE
CROSS-COUNTRY STUDIES
CURRENCY
CURRENCY CRISIS
DEBT
DEPOSITS
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DEVELOPING ECONOMIES
DEVELOPMENT BANKS
DOMESTIC BANK
DOMESTIC BANKING
DOMESTIC BANKING MARKET
DOMESTIC BANKING MARKETS
DOMESTIC BANKS
DOMESTIC FIRMS
DOMESTIC INVESTMENT
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES
ECONOMIC POLICY
ECONOMIES OF SCALE
EMERGING ECONOMIES
EMERGING MARKET
EMERGING MARKET ECONOMIES
EMERGING MARKET FINANCE
EMERGING MARKETS
ENTRY BARRIERS
FDI
FEDERAL RESERVE
FEDERAL RESERVE BANK
FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF BOSTON
FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF NEW YORK
FINANCIAL COSTS
FINANCIAL CRISES
FINANCIAL CRISIS
FINANCIAL DEPTH
FINANCIAL GLOBALIZATION
FINANCIAL HEALTH
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
FINANCIAL INTEGRATION
FINANCIAL INTERMEDIATION
FINANCIAL LIBERALIZATION
FINANCIAL MARKETS
FINANCIAL REGULATION
FINANCIAL SECTOR
FINANCIAL SECTOR DEVELOPMENT
FINANCIAL SECTORS
FINANCIAL SERVICE
FINANCIAL SERVICE PROVIDERS
FINANCIAL SERVICES
FINANCIAL STABILITY
FINANCIAL SYSTEMS
FIRM PERFORMANCE
FOREIGN BANK
FOREIGN BANK ENTRY
FOREIGN BANK OPERATIONS
FOREIGN BANK PARTICIPATION
FOREIGN BANK PENETRATION
FOREIGN BANKING PRESENCE
FOREIGN BANKS
FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
FOREIGN ENTRY
FOREIGN INVESTMENT
FOREIGN INVESTORS
FOREIGN MARKETS
FOREIGN OWNERSHIP
FOREIGN PARTICIPATION
FOREIGN PENETRATION
GLOBAL ECONOMY
GLOBALIZATION
GOVERNMENT BANKS
GROWTH RATE
GROWTH RATES
HOME COUNTRIES
HOME COUNTRY
HOST COUNTRIES
HOST COUNTRY
INFORMATION ON BORROWERS
INFORMATIONAL ASYMMETRY
INTEREST INCOME
INTEREST RATES
INTERNATIONAL BANK
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
JUDICIAL EFFICIENCY
LEGAL FRAMEWORK
LEGISLATION
LENDER
LENDING DECISIONS
LENDING POLICIES
LEVY
LIABILITY
LIQUIDITY
LOAN
LOCAL BANKS
LONG-TERM LENDING
LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES
MANUFACTURING FIRMS
MARKET CONCENTRATION
MARKET FINANCE
MARKET STRUCTURE
MULTINATIONAL
MULTINATIONAL BANKS
MULTINATIONALS
MUNICIPALITIES
NEGATIVE SHOCKS
NEW MARKET
NEW MARKETS
NON-PERFORMING LOANS
OPAQUE SMALL BUSINESSES
OPERATING COSTS
OUTREACH
OVERHEAD COSTS
OWNERSHIP STRUCTURE
PARTICULAR COUNTRIES
PERSONNEL EXPENSES
PORTFOLIOS
PRIVATE CREDIT
PRIVATE SECTOR
PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT
PRIVATIZATION
PROFIT OPPORTUNITIES
PROFITABILITY
PROVISION OF CREDIT
REAL ESTATE
REAL ESTATE LOANS
REGULATORY RESTRICTIONS
RESERVES
RETURN
RETURN ON ASSETS
RULE OF LAW
SHARE OF ASSETS
SHARE OF BANK ASSETS
SMALL BUSINESSES
SMALL ENTERPRISE
SMALL ENTERPRISE FINANCE
SMALL FIRMS
SMES
STOCK MARKETS
STRATEGIC INVESTORS
SUBSIDIARIES
TRANSITION COUNTRIES
TRANSITION ECONOMIES
VOLATILITY
WORLD FINANCIAL MARKETS
spellingShingle ACCESS TO CREDIT
ACCESS TO FINANCE
ACCESS TO FINANCIAL SERVICES
ADB
BALANCE SHEETS
BANK ACTIVITY
BANK BEHAVIOR
BANK BRANCHES
BANK CLAIMS
BANK COMPETITION
BANK FINANCING
BANK FOR INTERNATIONAL SETTLEMENTS
BANK INTEREST MARGINS
BANK LENDING
BANK MERGERS
BANK OF KOREA
BANK OPERATIONS
BANK ORIGIN
BANK POLICY
BANK REGULATION
BANK SPREADS
BANKING CRISIS
BANKING INDUSTRY
BANKING MARKET
BANKING MARKETS
BANKING SECTOR
BANKING SECTOR EFFICIENCY
BANKING SECTOR STABILITY
BANKING SECTORS
BANKING STABILITY
BANKING SYSTEM
BANKING SYSTEMS
BARRIERS TO ENTRY
BORROWER
BORROWING
COLLATERAL
COMMERCIAL BANK
COMMERCIAL BANKS
CONSOLIDATION
CORRUPTION
COST REDUCTION
CREDIT LEVELS
CREDIT REPORTING
CREDIT REPORTING AGENCY
CREDIT REPORTING SYSTEM
CREDITWORTHINESS
CRISIS IN EMERGING MARKETS
CROSS-COUNTRY EVIDENCE
CROSS-COUNTRY STUDIES
CURRENCY
CURRENCY CRISIS
DEBT
DEPOSITS
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DEVELOPING ECONOMIES
DEVELOPMENT BANKS
DOMESTIC BANK
DOMESTIC BANKING
DOMESTIC BANKING MARKET
DOMESTIC BANKING MARKETS
DOMESTIC BANKS
DOMESTIC FIRMS
DOMESTIC INVESTMENT
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES
ECONOMIC POLICY
ECONOMIES OF SCALE
EMERGING ECONOMIES
EMERGING MARKET
EMERGING MARKET ECONOMIES
EMERGING MARKET FINANCE
EMERGING MARKETS
ENTRY BARRIERS
FDI
FEDERAL RESERVE
FEDERAL RESERVE BANK
FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF BOSTON
FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF NEW YORK
FINANCIAL COSTS
FINANCIAL CRISES
FINANCIAL CRISIS
FINANCIAL DEPTH
FINANCIAL GLOBALIZATION
FINANCIAL HEALTH
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
FINANCIAL INTEGRATION
FINANCIAL INTERMEDIATION
FINANCIAL LIBERALIZATION
FINANCIAL MARKETS
FINANCIAL REGULATION
FINANCIAL SECTOR
FINANCIAL SECTOR DEVELOPMENT
FINANCIAL SECTORS
FINANCIAL SERVICE
FINANCIAL SERVICE PROVIDERS
FINANCIAL SERVICES
FINANCIAL STABILITY
FINANCIAL SYSTEMS
FIRM PERFORMANCE
FOREIGN BANK
FOREIGN BANK ENTRY
FOREIGN BANK OPERATIONS
FOREIGN BANK PARTICIPATION
FOREIGN BANK PENETRATION
FOREIGN BANKING PRESENCE
FOREIGN BANKS
FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
FOREIGN ENTRY
FOREIGN INVESTMENT
FOREIGN INVESTORS
FOREIGN MARKETS
FOREIGN OWNERSHIP
FOREIGN PARTICIPATION
FOREIGN PENETRATION
GLOBAL ECONOMY
GLOBALIZATION
GOVERNMENT BANKS
GROWTH RATE
GROWTH RATES
HOME COUNTRIES
HOME COUNTRY
HOST COUNTRIES
HOST COUNTRY
INFORMATION ON BORROWERS
INFORMATIONAL ASYMMETRY
INTEREST INCOME
INTEREST RATES
INTERNATIONAL BANK
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
JUDICIAL EFFICIENCY
LEGAL FRAMEWORK
LEGISLATION
LENDER
LENDING DECISIONS
LENDING POLICIES
LEVY
LIABILITY
LIQUIDITY
LOAN
LOCAL BANKS
LONG-TERM LENDING
LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES
MANUFACTURING FIRMS
MARKET CONCENTRATION
MARKET FINANCE
MARKET STRUCTURE
MULTINATIONAL
MULTINATIONAL BANKS
MULTINATIONALS
MUNICIPALITIES
NEGATIVE SHOCKS
NEW MARKET
NEW MARKETS
NON-PERFORMING LOANS
OPAQUE SMALL BUSINESSES
OPERATING COSTS
OUTREACH
OVERHEAD COSTS
OWNERSHIP STRUCTURE
PARTICULAR COUNTRIES
PERSONNEL EXPENSES
PORTFOLIOS
PRIVATE CREDIT
PRIVATE SECTOR
PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT
PRIVATIZATION
PROFIT OPPORTUNITIES
PROFITABILITY
PROVISION OF CREDIT
REAL ESTATE
REAL ESTATE LOANS
REGULATORY RESTRICTIONS
RESERVES
RETURN
RETURN ON ASSETS
RULE OF LAW
SHARE OF ASSETS
SHARE OF BANK ASSETS
SMALL BUSINESSES
SMALL ENTERPRISE
SMALL ENTERPRISE FINANCE
SMALL FIRMS
SMES
STOCK MARKETS
STRATEGIC INVESTORS
SUBSIDIARIES
TRANSITION COUNTRIES
TRANSITION ECONOMIES
VOLATILITY
WORLD FINANCIAL MARKETS
Cull, Robert
Martinez Peria, Maria Soledad
Foreign Bank Participation in Developing Countries : What Do We Know about the Drivers and Consequences of This Phenomenon?
geographic_facet The World Region
The World Region
relation Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 5398
description Foreign bank participation has increased steadily across developing countries since the mid-1990s. This paper documents this trend and surveys the existing literature to explore the drivers and consequences of this phenomenon, paying particular attention to the differences observed across regions both in the degree of foreign bank participation and in the impact of this process. Local profit opportunities, the absence of barriers to entry, and the presence of mechanisms to mitigate information problems have been the main factors driving foreign bank entry across developing countries. In general, foreign bank participation has been shown to exert a positive influence on banking sector efficiency and competition. The weight of the evidence suggests that foreign bank presence does not endanger, but rather enhances banking sector stability. And although some case studies suggest that foreign bank entry limits access to finance, many cross-country studies offer evidence to the contrary.
format Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper
author Cull, Robert
Martinez Peria, Maria Soledad
author_facet Cull, Robert
Martinez Peria, Maria Soledad
author_sort Cull, Robert
title Foreign Bank Participation in Developing Countries : What Do We Know about the Drivers and Consequences of This Phenomenon?
title_short Foreign Bank Participation in Developing Countries : What Do We Know about the Drivers and Consequences of This Phenomenon?
title_full Foreign Bank Participation in Developing Countries : What Do We Know about the Drivers and Consequences of This Phenomenon?
title_fullStr Foreign Bank Participation in Developing Countries : What Do We Know about the Drivers and Consequences of This Phenomenon?
title_full_unstemmed Foreign Bank Participation in Developing Countries : What Do We Know about the Drivers and Consequences of This Phenomenon?
title_sort foreign bank participation in developing countries : what do we know about the drivers and consequences of this phenomenon?
publishDate 2012
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spelling okr-10986-38822021-04-23T14:02:13Z Foreign Bank Participation in Developing Countries : What Do We Know about the Drivers and Consequences of This Phenomenon? Cull, Robert Martinez Peria, Maria Soledad ACCESS TO CREDIT ACCESS TO FINANCE ACCESS TO FINANCIAL SERVICES ADB BALANCE SHEETS BANK ACTIVITY BANK BEHAVIOR BANK BRANCHES BANK CLAIMS BANK COMPETITION BANK FINANCING BANK FOR INTERNATIONAL SETTLEMENTS BANK INTEREST MARGINS BANK LENDING BANK MERGERS BANK OF KOREA BANK OPERATIONS BANK ORIGIN BANK POLICY BANK REGULATION BANK SPREADS BANKING CRISIS BANKING INDUSTRY BANKING MARKET BANKING MARKETS BANKING SECTOR BANKING SECTOR EFFICIENCY BANKING SECTOR STABILITY BANKING SECTORS BANKING STABILITY BANKING SYSTEM BANKING SYSTEMS BARRIERS TO ENTRY BORROWER BORROWING COLLATERAL COMMERCIAL BANK COMMERCIAL BANKS CONSOLIDATION CORRUPTION COST REDUCTION CREDIT LEVELS CREDIT REPORTING CREDIT REPORTING AGENCY CREDIT REPORTING SYSTEM CREDITWORTHINESS CRISIS IN EMERGING MARKETS CROSS-COUNTRY EVIDENCE CROSS-COUNTRY STUDIES CURRENCY CURRENCY CRISIS DEBT DEPOSITS DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPING ECONOMIES DEVELOPMENT BANKS DOMESTIC BANK DOMESTIC BANKING DOMESTIC BANKING MARKET DOMESTIC BANKING MARKETS DOMESTIC BANKS DOMESTIC FIRMS DOMESTIC INVESTMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES ECONOMIC POLICY ECONOMIES OF SCALE EMERGING ECONOMIES EMERGING MARKET EMERGING MARKET ECONOMIES EMERGING MARKET FINANCE EMERGING MARKETS ENTRY BARRIERS FDI FEDERAL RESERVE FEDERAL RESERVE BANK FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF BOSTON FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF NEW YORK FINANCIAL COSTS FINANCIAL CRISES FINANCIAL CRISIS FINANCIAL DEPTH FINANCIAL GLOBALIZATION FINANCIAL HEALTH FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FINANCIAL INTEGRATION FINANCIAL INTERMEDIATION FINANCIAL LIBERALIZATION FINANCIAL MARKETS FINANCIAL REGULATION FINANCIAL SECTOR FINANCIAL SECTOR DEVELOPMENT FINANCIAL SECTORS FINANCIAL SERVICE FINANCIAL SERVICE PROVIDERS FINANCIAL SERVICES FINANCIAL STABILITY FINANCIAL SYSTEMS FIRM PERFORMANCE FOREIGN BANK FOREIGN BANK ENTRY FOREIGN BANK OPERATIONS FOREIGN BANK PARTICIPATION FOREIGN BANK PENETRATION FOREIGN BANKING PRESENCE FOREIGN BANKS FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT FOREIGN ENTRY FOREIGN INVESTMENT FOREIGN INVESTORS FOREIGN MARKETS FOREIGN OWNERSHIP FOREIGN PARTICIPATION FOREIGN PENETRATION GLOBAL ECONOMY GLOBALIZATION GOVERNMENT BANKS GROWTH RATE GROWTH RATES HOME COUNTRIES HOME COUNTRY HOST COUNTRIES HOST COUNTRY INFORMATION ON BORROWERS INFORMATIONAL ASYMMETRY INTEREST INCOME INTEREST RATES INTERNATIONAL BANK INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT JUDICIAL EFFICIENCY LEGAL FRAMEWORK LEGISLATION LENDER LENDING DECISIONS LENDING POLICIES LEVY LIABILITY LIQUIDITY LOAN LOCAL BANKS LONG-TERM LENDING LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES MANUFACTURING FIRMS MARKET CONCENTRATION MARKET FINANCE MARKET STRUCTURE MULTINATIONAL MULTINATIONAL BANKS MULTINATIONALS MUNICIPALITIES NEGATIVE SHOCKS NEW MARKET NEW MARKETS NON-PERFORMING LOANS OPAQUE SMALL BUSINESSES OPERATING COSTS OUTREACH OVERHEAD COSTS OWNERSHIP STRUCTURE PARTICULAR COUNTRIES PERSONNEL EXPENSES PORTFOLIOS PRIVATE CREDIT PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT PRIVATIZATION PROFIT OPPORTUNITIES PROFITABILITY PROVISION OF CREDIT REAL ESTATE REAL ESTATE LOANS REGULATORY RESTRICTIONS RESERVES RETURN RETURN ON ASSETS RULE OF LAW SHARE OF ASSETS SHARE OF BANK ASSETS SMALL BUSINESSES SMALL ENTERPRISE SMALL ENTERPRISE FINANCE SMALL FIRMS SMES STOCK MARKETS STRATEGIC INVESTORS SUBSIDIARIES TRANSITION COUNTRIES TRANSITION ECONOMIES VOLATILITY WORLD FINANCIAL MARKETS Foreign bank participation has increased steadily across developing countries since the mid-1990s. This paper documents this trend and surveys the existing literature to explore the drivers and consequences of this phenomenon, paying particular attention to the differences observed across regions both in the degree of foreign bank participation and in the impact of this process. Local profit opportunities, the absence of barriers to entry, and the presence of mechanisms to mitigate information problems have been the main factors driving foreign bank entry across developing countries. In general, foreign bank participation has been shown to exert a positive influence on banking sector efficiency and competition. The weight of the evidence suggests that foreign bank presence does not endanger, but rather enhances banking sector stability. And although some case studies suggest that foreign bank entry limits access to finance, many cross-country studies offer evidence to the contrary. 2012-03-19T18:41:29Z 2012-03-19T18:41:29Z 2010-08-01 http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20100809094056 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/3882 English Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 5398 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper The World Region The World Region