The paper analyzes the relationship between bank competition and stability, with a specific focus on the Middle East … and North Africa. Price competition has a positive effect on bank liquidity, as it induces self-discipline incentives on … banks for the choice of bank funding sources and for the holding of liquid assets. On the other hand, price competition may …

approaches and prudential considerations in fostering financial innovation and banking sector competition …

the probability of financial crisis. It finds that greater tax bias is associated with significantly higher aggregate bank …

provide guidance to policymakers regarding bank privatization …

be detrimental to bank stability, the more so where bank interest rates are deregulated and the institutional environment … is weak. Also, the adverse impact of deposit insurance on bank stability tends to be stronger when the coverage offered …

have been reluctant to do so. Provided the market expects a bank to rebuild its buffers, any draw-down will open up a … capital shortfall that will weigh on its share price. Therefore, a bank will only decide to use its buffers if the value …

Community (EAC) countries2. The results show that the degree of competition is low due to a combination of structural and socio …

This paper investigates macroprudential policy effects on bank systemic risk and the role of inflation targeting in … such effects. Using bank-level data for 45 countries comprising various monetary and exchange rate regimes, our regime … tightening of most macroprudential tools—including DSTI and LTV limits, and capital requirements—reduces bank systemic risk …