importance of financial constraints reveals that access to bank financing and profitability are not significantly related to … financing for market competition and risk management in credit constrained firms. "--World Bank web site …

the bank credit crunch. The results are consistent with the "redistribution view" of trade credit provision, in which bank … financial stand "--World Bank web site …

This report presents findings of a study of Bank lending to small and medium enterprises (SME) in Serbia. The study … uses methodology developed by the Bank and already used in a number of studies in South America. The study is based on …

The World Bank Group considers itself a "Knowledge Bank." The Bank's knowledge work contributes to development outcomes …, and implementation of lending operations. This evaluation assesses how the World Bank approaches knowledge and learning in … its lending operations. It is guided by the overall question: "How can the World Bank create optimal conditions for …

"Powell, Mylenko, Miller, and Majnoni analyze how data in public credit registries can be used both to strengthen bank …, including in calculations of credit risk for capital and provisioning requirements, or as a check on a bank's internal ratings … the Caribbean Region--is part of a larger effort in the region to analyze the effects of bank capital regulation …

"Under the traditional "competition-fragility" view, more bank competition erodes market power, decreases profit … margins, and results in reduced franchise value that encourages bank risk taking. Under the alternative "competition …-stability" view, more market power in the loan market may result in greater bank risk as the higher interest rates charged to loan …