Motivated by the Sharma and Gounder (2012b) finding that deposits may play a key role in enhancing bank credit to private sector in the Pacific, this study investigates a pertinent gap in the literature — the efficiency of banks in the region in converting deposits into credit. Data...

Sustainable development has been an important but elusive goal for the highly vulnerable small states in the South Pacific. Events such as the current global financial crisis are likely to make this goal more elusive as the generous developed world donors, affected themselves, are compelled to...