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Foreign Banks, Foreign Lending and Cross-Border Contagion: Evidence from the BIS Data

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Adam Geršl () (Institute of Economic Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic)

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The article discusses the role of foreign banks and foreign lending in the CEE countries from the financial stability perspective using the data on international banking business. The pattern of foreign banks’ involvement is analyzed and the risk of cross-border contagion explored, focusing on three aspects: maturity of cross-border exposures, concentration of foreign creditors and the existence of common creditor.

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Paper provided by Charles University Prague, Faculty of Social Sciences, Institute of Economic Studies in its series Working Papers IES with number 2007/08.

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Length: 13 pages
Date of creation: Jan 2007
Date of revision: Jan 2007
Handle: RePEc:fau:wpaper:wp2007_08

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Keywords: contagion banks financial stability common creditor

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F30 - International Economics - - International Finance - - - General
F34 - International Economics - - International Finance - - - International Lending and Debt Problems
G21 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Banks; Other Depository Institutions; Mortgages

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