In this paper, by employing a novel approach, we study the relationship between bank type and small-business lending in … a post-transition country. Using a unique dataset on bank branches and firm-level data, we find that local cooperative … domestic banks. Our results are important from a policy perspective, as they show that foreign bank entry and industry …

In this paper, by employing a novel approach, we study the relationship between bank type and small-business lending in … a post-transition country. Using a unique dataset on bank branches and firm-level data, we find that local cooperative … domestic banks. Our results are important from a policy perspective, as they show that foreign bank entry and industry …

investigate the reasons for this lack of engagement in SME lending by interviewing the chief executives of five credit unions in … assigning a greater role in SME lending. It is too early to say whether credit unions can play a significant role in SME lending … SME lending ecosystem …

SME lending. The degree of banks' centralization is also approximated by the spatial concentration of bank employees and …

crisis. For identification, we use matched bank-firm level data, covering mainly small and medium-sized firms in Eastern … performance; especially when single-bank, small or with limited tangible assets. Moreover, firms in countries with lower financial …

We study the effect of financial distress in foreign parent banks on local SME financing in 14 central and eastern … by the following types of bank financial distress: 1) low equity ratio; 2) low Tier 1 capital ratio; and 3) losses on …

We study the effect of financial distress in foreign parent banks on local SME financing in 14 central and eastern … by the following types of bank financial distress: 1) low equity ratio; 2) low Tier 1 capital ratio; and 3) losses on … crunch ; financial crisis ; bank lending channel ; business lending …

crisis. For identification, we use matched bank-firm level data, including many small and medium-sized firms, in Eastern … have a relationship with an internationally-borrowing domestic or a foreign bank (as compared to a locally-funded domestic … bank) suffer more in their financing and real performance. Single-bank-relationship firms, small firms and firms with …

in accessing funds in the Covid-19 pandemic period. Then are ties between relationship bankers and SME borrowers a case … of ‘true love’ or rather are the parties more akin to ‘fair-weather friends’? Data from the UK SME Finance Monitorfrom … acquisition of bank credit pre-Covid-19 but was oflimited influence in post-Covid-19 lending behaviour. Banks treated SMEs that …