Financial Institutions and Markets across Countries and over Time : Data and Analysis

This paper introduces the updated and expanded version of the Financial Development and Structure Database and presents recent trends in structure and development of financial institutions and markets across countries. The authors add indicators on...

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Main Authors:	Beck, Thorsten, Demirgüç-Kunt, Asli, Levine, Ross
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English
Published:	2012
Subjects:	BANKING STRUCTURE CROSS-BORDER LENDING DEBT FINANCIAL GLOBALIZATION FINANCIAL SECTOR BOOM REMITTANCE FLOWS
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_20090616091230 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/4154

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spelling	okr-10986-41542021-04-23T14:02:15Z Financial Institutions and Markets across Countries and over Time : Data and Analysis Beck, Thorsten Demirgüç-Kunt, Asli Levine, Ross BANKING STRUCTURE CROSS-BORDER LENDING DEBT FINANCIAL GLOBALIZATION FINANCIAL SECTOR BOOM REMITTANCE FLOWS This paper introduces the updated and expanded version of the Financial Development and Structure Database and presents recent trends in structure and development of financial institutions and markets across countries. The authors add indicators on banking structure and financial globalization. They find a deepening of both financial markets and institutions, a trend concentrated in high-income countries and more pronounced for markets than for banks. Similarly, the recent increase in cross-border lending and debt issues has been concentrated in high-income countries, while low and lower-middle income countries have experienced an increase in remittance flows. Low net interest margins, rising profitability and declining stability in high-income countries banking sectors characterize the recent financial sector boom in high income countries leading up to the global financial crisis of 2007. 2012-03-19T19:10:53Z 2012-03-19T19:10:53Z 2009-05-01 http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20090616091230 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/4154 English Policy Research Working Paper ; No. 4943 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper
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spellingShingle	BANKING STRUCTURE CROSS-BORDER LENDING DEBT FINANCIAL GLOBALIZATION FINANCIAL SECTOR BOOM REMITTANCE FLOWS Beck, Thorsten Demirgüç-Kunt, Asli Levine, Ross Financial Institutions and Markets across Countries and over Time : Data and Analysis
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description	This paper introduces the updated and expanded version of the Financial Development and Structure Database and presents recent trends in structure and development of financial institutions and markets across countries. The authors add indicators on banking structure and financial globalization. They find a deepening of both financial markets and institutions, a trend concentrated in high-income countries and more pronounced for markets than for banks. Similarly, the recent increase in cross-border lending and debt issues has been concentrated in high-income countries, while low and lower-middle income countries have experienced an increase in remittance flows. Low net interest margins, rising profitability and declining stability in high-income countries banking sectors characterize the recent financial sector boom in high income countries leading up to the global financial crisis of 2007.
format	Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper
author	Beck, Thorsten Demirgüç-Kunt, Asli Levine, Ross
author_facet	Beck, Thorsten Demirgüç-Kunt, Asli Levine, Ross
author_sort	Beck, Thorsten
title	Financial Institutions and Markets across Countries and over Time : Data and Analysis
title_short	Financial Institutions and Markets across Countries and over Time : Data and Analysis
title_full	Financial Institutions and Markets across Countries and over Time : Data and Analysis
title_fullStr	Financial Institutions and Markets across Countries and over Time : Data and Analysis
title_full_unstemmed	Financial Institutions and Markets across Countries and over Time : Data and Analysis
title_sort	financial institutions and markets across countries and over time : data and analysis
publishDate	2012
url	http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20090616091230 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/4154
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Financial Institutions and Markets across Countries and over Time : Data and Analysis

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