The research shows that banking relationships are important to lending. However, few studies focus on the banking relationships in syndicated loans, although these loans have became a major source of financing. The last financial crisis clearly shows the impacts of credit rationing and...

The regulations founded on the rules describes by the Basle Committee takes place jointly with the discipline from the Board of Directors on decisions taken by the leader of the bank. In this work, we demonstrate that this double discipline acts trough a complementary manner, while the...

The volume of credit granted in the form of syndicated loans saw a marked downturn in 2008. This article seeks to understand how certain firms were nonetheless able to benefit from larger facilities or a lower interest rate than others. Using a sample of syndicated loans issued in 2008 in North...

The transparency of credit institutions is currently an issue of crucial importance not only with regard to the adaptation of regulatory tools (Basle II, IAS-IFRS international norms etc.) but also to the banking, financial and economic consequences. The current crisis places the importance of...