Foreign-Owned Banks The Role of Ownership in Post-Communist European Countries /

• Main Authors: Iwanicz-Drozdowska, Małgorzata (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Bongini, Paola (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Smaga, Paweł (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Witkowski, Bartosz (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Series: Studies in Economic Transition,
• Subjects: Banks and banking.; Financial crises.; Banking.; Financial Crises.

 This book provides an in-depth analysis of the role of foreign-owned banks for credit growth, financial stability and economic growth in the post-communist European countries. Using data covering 20 countries over the period from 1995 to 2015, the authors analyse the evolution of banking sectors in CESEE after the transformation in the historical context. This helps draw a new picture of the role of financial development and EU accession in that region, being also a lesson for other countries or regions in transition. Additionally, as the Global Financial Crisis has left a stigma in banking sectors, the book shows its impact on the post-communist banking sectors. As the foreign banks dominate the banking sectors in CESEE countries (the stake of foreign-owned banks is below 50% of assets in only five out of 20 countries), their strategies materially impact the development of CESEE banking sectors, which warrants our scientific exploration. Arriving at a clear concluding point of view on the role of foreign-owned banks and providing insights for future policy of CESEEs towards foreign presence in their banking sectors, this book should be of interest to academics, students, and policymakers. . 

 Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. CESEE Countries-Historical Background, Transition and Development -- Chapter 3. Foreign Bank Entry into CESEE Countries in the 90s and Afterwards -- Chapter 4. Credit Activity of Foreign-Owned Banks in CESEE -- Chapter 5. Impact of Foreign-Owned Banks on Financial Stability -- Chapter 6. Impact of Foreign-Owned Banks on Economic Development -- Chapter 7. Concluding Remarks-Who is the Winner of Foreign Banks' Presence?.