Asia’s financial connections with the rest of the world: changing patterns
As economies in the East Asia and Pacific (EAP) region have developed, they have also become important in international financial transactions, both as a source and destination of cross-border bank...
View ArticleNot all eggs in the same basket? The role of sectoral specialization in the...
Students of systemic banking distress point to concentration in specific asset classes or sectors as one of the most important factors explaining these crises. The last two global crises are good...
View ArticleWhat do we know about the link between financial inclusion and inclusive growth?
Adults around the world and in all income groups use a variety of financial services, ranging from digital payments and savings accounts to loans and insurance. Many low-income adults, however, rely...
View ArticleGlobalization and Banking
Since the global financial crisis of 2007, international banking has attracted heightened interest from policy makers, researchers, and other financial sector stakeholders. Perhaps no sector of the...
View ArticleInternational asset allocations and capital flows: the benchmark effect
As financial intermediaries tracking benchmarks grow in importance around the world, the issue of which countries belong to relevant international benchmark indexes (such as the MSCI Emerging Markets)...
View ArticleSmart investments? The costs of choice and excessive switching in pension funds
Pension funds are rightly viewed as an important source of long-term capital in many countries. Following the global financial crisis of 2008, the theme of long-term investment and the role of...
View ArticleCan key facts statements outperform financial education?
Now that the Nobel Committee has decided to award the prize once again for work in behavioral economics, it is a good time to study the role of disclosure formats for effective consumer protection. We...
View ArticleAddressing the SME finance problem
Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are the backbone of the economy, being the main contributors to employment in developing and developed countries. Despite their importance, access to finance is...
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Hot off the press: The Global Financial Development Report 2017/2018: Bankers...
The decade before the 2007–09 global financial crisis was characterized by a significant increase in bank globalization, which also coincided with dramatic increases in bank size. International banks...
View ArticleFinancial inclusion measurement goes mobile
This blog post was originally published on the Microfinance Gateway. These are exciting times for those of us in the business of measuring financial inclusion. Technology is remaking the financial...
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