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Record Nr.

UNINA9910454131203321

Autore

Sophastienphong Kiatchai

Titolo

Getting finance in South Asia 2009 [[electronic resource] ] : indicators and analysis of the commercial banking sector / / Kiatchai Sophastienphong, Anoma Kulathunga

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : World Bank, c2008

ISBN

1-281-78754-X

9786611787547

0-8213-7572-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (179 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

KulathungaAnoma

Disciplina

332.1/20954

Soggetti

Banks and banking - South Asia

Microfinance - South Asia

Finance - South Asia

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 145-147) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; About the Authors; Acronyms and Abbreviations; PART I: ANALYSIS; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. THE GETTING FINANCE INDICATORS: COUNTRY PERSPECTIVE; 3. COUNTRY RANKINGS ON THE GETTING FINANCE INDICATORS; 4. AN INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVE; 5. FINDINGS AND OBSERVATIONS; PART II: INDICATORS; 6. COMPILATION GUIDE FOR THE GETTING FINANCE INDICATORS FOR SOUTH ASIA; 7. METHODOLOGY; 8. MAJOR POLICY DEVELOPMENTS IN THE PRUDENTIAL REGULATIONS OF SOUTH ASIA, 2005-06; 9. INTERNATIONAL BEST PRACTICES IN CORPORATE GOVERNANCE; APPENDIXES

Appendix 1. Getting Finance Indicators for South Asia, by Country and YearAppendix 2.a. Getting Finance Indicators for benchmark countries, 2001-06; Appendix 2.b. Benchmark Countries: Data Sources and Notes; Appendix 3. Corporate Governance Matrix: Questionnaire Responses, 2006; REFERENCES; INDEX

Sommario/riassunto

This title is part of an initiative by the World Bank to develop standard indicators to measure the performance and soundness of the financial



sector in the South Asia region and help pinpoint where performance is strong and where improvements are most needed. Phases I, II, and III, completed with active support and assistance from regulatory authorities in South Asia, compiled a standard set of finance indicators for five countries: Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. This first formally published volume encompasses Phase IV of the study, which updates all indicators under the