Foreign Bank Participation in Developing Countries : What Do We Know about the Drivers and Consequences of This Phenomenon?

Foreign bank participation has increased steadily across developing countries since the mid-1990s. This paper documents this trend and surveys the existing literature to explore the drivers and consequences of this phenomenon, paying particular attention to the differences observed across regions both in the degree of foreign bank participation and in the impact of this process. Local profit opportunities, the absence of barriers to entry, and the presence of mechanisms to mitigate information problems have been the main factors driving foreign bank entry across developing countries. In general, foreign bank participation has been shown to exert a positive influence on banking sector efficiency and competition. The weight of the evidence suggests that foreign bank presence does not endanger, but rather enhances banking sector stability. And although some case studies suggest that foreign bank entry limits access to finance, many cross-country studies offer evidence to the contrary.

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Main Authors:	Cull, Robert, Martinez Peria, Maria Soledad
Language:	English
Published:	2010-08-01
Subjects:	ACCESS TO CREDIT, ACCESS TO FINANCE, ACCESS TO FINANCIAL SERVICES, ADB, BALANCE SHEETS, BANK ACTIVITY, BANK BEHAVIOR, BANK BRANCHES, BANK CLAIMS, BANK COMPETITION, BANK FINANCING, BANK FOR INTERNATIONAL SETTLEMENTS, BANK INTEREST MARGINS, BANK LENDING, BANK MERGERS, BANK OF KOREA, BANK OPERATIONS, BANK ORIGIN, BANK POLICY, BANK REGULATION, BANK SPREADS, BANKING CRISIS, BANKING INDUSTRY, BANKING MARKET, BANKING MARKETS, BANKING SECTOR, BANKING SECTOR EFFICIENCY, BANKING SECTOR STABILITY, BANKING SECTORS, BANKING STABILITY, BANKING SYSTEM, BANKING SYSTEMS, BARRIERS TO ENTRY, BORROWER, BORROWING, COLLATERAL, COMMERCIAL BANK, COMMERCIAL BANKS, CONSOLIDATION, CORRUPTION, COST REDUCTION, CREDIT LEVELS, CREDIT REPORTING, CREDIT REPORTING AGENCY, CREDIT REPORTING SYSTEM, CREDITWORTHINESS, CRISIS IN EMERGING MARKETS, CROSS-COUNTRY EVIDENCE, CROSS-COUNTRY STUDIES, CURRENCY, CURRENCY CRISIS, DEBT, DEPOSITS, DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, DEVELOPING ECONOMIES, DEVELOPMENT BANKS, DOMESTIC BANK, DOMESTIC BANKING, DOMESTIC BANKING MARKET, DOMESTIC BANKING MARKETS, DOMESTIC BANKS, DOMESTIC FIRMS, DOMESTIC INVESTMENT, ECONOMIC GROWTH, ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES, ECONOMIC POLICY, ECONOMIES OF SCALE, EMERGING ECONOMIES, EMERGING MARKET, EMERGING MARKET ECONOMIES, EMERGING MARKET FINANCE, EMERGING MARKETS, ENTRY BARRIERS, FDI, FEDERAL RESERVE, FEDERAL RESERVE BANK, FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF BOSTON, FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF NEW YORK, FINANCIAL COSTS, FINANCIAL CRISES, FINANCIAL CRISIS, FINANCIAL DEPTH, FINANCIAL GLOBALIZATION, FINANCIAL HEALTH, FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, FINANCIAL INTEGRATION, FINANCIAL INTERMEDIATION, FINANCIAL LIBERALIZATION, FINANCIAL MARKETS, FINANCIAL REGULATION, FINANCIAL SECTOR, FINANCIAL SECTOR DEVELOPMENT, FINANCIAL SECTORS, FINANCIAL SERVICE, FINANCIAL SERVICE PROVIDERS, FINANCIAL SERVICES, FINANCIAL STABILITY, FINANCIAL SYSTEMS, FIRM PERFORMANCE, FOREIGN BANK, FOREIGN BANK ENTRY, FOREIGN BANK OPERATIONS, FOREIGN BANK PARTICIPATION, FOREIGN BANK PENETRATION, FOREIGN BANKING PRESENCE, FOREIGN BANKS, FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT, FOREIGN ENTRY, FOREIGN INVESTMENT, FOREIGN INVESTORS, FOREIGN MARKETS, FOREIGN OWNERSHIP, FOREIGN PARTICIPATION, FOREIGN PENETRATION, GLOBAL ECONOMY, GLOBALIZATION, GOVERNMENT BANKS, GROWTH RATE, GROWTH RATES, HOME COUNTRIES, HOME COUNTRY, HOST COUNTRIES, HOST COUNTRY, INFORMATION ON BORROWERS, INFORMATIONAL ASYMMETRY, INTEREST INCOME, INTEREST RATES, INTERNATIONAL BANK, INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, JUDICIAL EFFICIENCY, LEGAL FRAMEWORK, LEGISLATION, LENDER, LENDING DECISIONS, LENDING POLICIES, LEVY, LIABILITY, LIQUIDITY, LOAN, LOCAL BANKS, LONG-TERM LENDING, LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES, MANUFACTURING FIRMS, MARKET CONCENTRATION, MARKET FINANCE, MARKET STRUCTURE, MULTINATIONAL, MULTINATIONAL BANKS, MULTINATIONALS, MUNICIPALITIES, NEGATIVE SHOCKS, NEW MARKET, NEW MARKETS, NON-PERFORMING LOANS, OPAQUE SMALL BUSINESSES, OPERATING COSTS, OUTREACH, OVERHEAD COSTS, OWNERSHIP STRUCTURE, PARTICULAR COUNTRIES, PERSONNEL EXPENSES, PORTFOLIOS, PRIVATE CREDIT, PRIVATE SECTOR, PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT, PRIVATIZATION, PROFIT OPPORTUNITIES, PROFITABILITY, PROVISION OF CREDIT, REAL ESTATE, REAL ESTATE LOANS, REGULATORY RESTRICTIONS, RESERVES, RETURN, RETURN ON ASSETS, RULE OF LAW, SHARE OF ASSETS, SHARE OF BANK ASSETS, SMALL BUSINESSES, SMALL ENTERPRISE, SMALL ENTERPRISE FINANCE, SMALL FIRMS, SMES, STOCK MARKETS, STRATEGIC INVESTORS, SUBSIDIARIES, TRANSITION COUNTRIES, TRANSITION ECONOMIES, VOLATILITY, WORLD FINANCIAL MARKETS,
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