03555oam 22006615 450 991078256590332120200520144314.01-281-78754-X97866117875470-8213-7572-510.1596/978-0-8213-7571-6(CKB)1000000000576257(EBL)459541(OCoLC)283798269(SSID)ssj0000087072(PQKBManifestationID)11111285(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000087072(PQKBWorkID)10054824(PQKB)11702426(MiAaPQ)EBC459541(Au-PeEL)EBL459541(CaPaEBR)ebr10252459(CaONFJC)MIL178754(The World Bank)2008022138(US-djbf)15311142(EXLCZ)99100000000057625720080530d2008 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierGetting finance in South Asia 2009 : indicators and analysis of the commercial banking sector /Kiatchai Sophastienphong, Anoma KulathungaWashington, D.C. :World Bank,c2008.xvii, 156 pages col. illustrations, color map ;26 cm. +1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8213-7571-7 Includes bibliographical references (p. 145-147) and index.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; APPENDIXESAppendix 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; INDEXThis 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 World Bank e-Library.Banks and bankingSouth AsiaCase studiesMicrofinanceSouth AsiaCase studiesFinanceSouth AsiaCase studiesBanks and bankingMicrofinanceFinance332.1/20954Sophastienphong Kiatchai1500397Kulathunga Anoma1500398DLCDLCDLCBOOK9910782565903321Getting finance in South Asia 20093727059UNINA