Getting finance in South Asia 2010 [[electronic resource] ] : indicators and analysis of the commercial banking sector / / Kiatchai Sophastienphong, Anoma Kulathunga

• Autore: Sophastienphong Kiatchai
• Pubblicazione: Washington, D.C., : World Bank, c2010
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (352 p.)
• Disciplina: 332.120954
• Soggetto topico: Banks and banking - South Asia; Microfinance - South Asia; Finance - South Asia
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: KulathungaAnoma
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; About the Authors; Acronyms and Abbreviations; 1. INTRODUCTION; Development Dimensions and Micro Indicators; The Methodology; Interpretation of Ranks; The Role of Microfinance in South Asia; PART I: ANALYSIS; 2. PRUDENTIAL REGULATIONS FOR BANKS IN SOUTH ASIA; 3. THE GETTING FINANCE INDICATORS: COUNTRY PERSPECTIVE; 4. COUNTRY RANKINGS ON THE GETTING FINANCE INDICATORS; 5. AN INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVE; 6. FINDINGS AND OBSERVATIONS; PART II: INDICATORS; 7. COMPILATION GUIDE FOR THE GETTING FINANCE INDICATORS FOR SOUTH ASIA; 8. METHODOLOGY ; 9. MAJOR POLICY DEVELOPMENTS IN THE PRUDENTIAL REGULATIONS OF SOUTH ASIA, 2007-08Afghanistan; Bangladesh; Bhutan; India; Maldives; Nepal; Pakistan; Sri Lanka; SPECIAL FEATURE MANAGING THE IMPACT OF THE GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS AND ECONOMIC SLOWDOWN; APPENDIXES; Appendix 1. Prudential Regulations in South Asian Countries, End of 2008; Appendix 2. Getting Finance Indicators for South Asia, by Country and Year, 2001-08; Appendix 3A. Getting Finance Indicators for Benchmark Economies, 2001-08; Appendix 3B. Data Sources and Notes for Benchmark Economies ; Appendix 4A. Corporate Governance Matrix: Questionnaire Responses for South Asian Countries, 2008Appendix 4B. Status of Corporate Governance of Banks in South Asian Countries, 2008; Appendix 5. Payment Systems in Place in South Asian Countries; Appendix 6. Annual Rankings on the Getting Finance Indicators for South Asian Countries, 2004-08; REFERENCES; INDEX
• Sommario/riassunto: Utilizing standardized indicators from 2001 to 2008, Getting Finance in South Asia 2010 analyzes the financial performance and soundness of commercial banks in eight South Asian countries: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. While the indicators cannot predict the onset of a financial crisis, their analysis has identified specific weaknesses in regional financial sectors that should be addressed by the supervisory authorities.In this current edition of the annual Getting Finance publication, two new development dimensions -- payment systems develop
• Titolo autorizzato: Getting finance in South Asia 2010
• ISBN: 1-282-81883-X; 9786612818837; 0-8213-8392-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910458736003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II