argue that while traditional financing channels, including financial markets and banks, provide significant sources of funds …

of Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries. Using a panel dataset of more than 400 banks for the period from 1994 to … indirect evidence of the benefits of banking sector diversification according to the criterion of parent banks' country of …

We examine whether foreign-owned and government-owned banks in Central and Eastern Europe reacted differently during a … banks for the period 1994-2010. Our analysis shows that foreign banks provided credit during domestic banking crises in host … countries, while government-owned banks contracted. In contrast, foreign-owned banks reduced their credit base during the global …

argue that while traditional financing channels, including financial markets and banks, provide significant sources of funds …