Open doors
Subtitle: foreign participation in financial systems in developing countries
By: Robert E. Litan, Paul Masson, Michael Pomerleano, editors.
Contributors: Litan, Robert E., 1950-; Masson, Paul.; Pomerleano, Michael.; World Bank Group.; International Monetary Fund.; Brookings Institution.
Publisher: Brookings Institution Press
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 440
Subjects: Financial services industry -- Developing countries -- Congresses
Genres: Congresses.
Other titles: Foreign participation in financial systems in developing countries
Description: Annotation
Notes: Based on a conference held on Apr. 19-21, 2001, in New York City, jointly sponsored by the World Bank Group, the International Monetary Fund, and the Brookings Institution.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction / Robert E. Litan, Paul Masson, and Michael Pomerleano; title: Pt. 1. How important is financial sector FDI and what are its impacts? Foreign banks in emerging markets / Donald J. Mathieson and Jorge Roldós; title: Pt. 2. What foreign institutions do in emerging markets: overview. Foreign banks in emerging markets: an institutional study / Michael Pomerleano and George J. Vojta. Liberalization of insurance markets: issues and concerns / Harold D. Skipper, Jr. Foreign participation in emerging securities industries / Ranjit Ajit Singh, Attila Emam, and Kar Mei Tang. Institutional experiences in emerging markets: summary of comments / Paul Masson; title: Pt. 3. What foreign institutions do in emerging markets: sector report. Foreign bank influence in the Czech Republic / Donald G. Simonson. Does foreign ownership contribute to sounder banks?: the Latin American experience / Jennifer S. Crystal, B. Gerard Dages, and Linda S. Goldberg. Foreign financial firms in Asia / Nicholas R. Lardy; title: Pt. 4. Policies toward financial sector FDI. Opening banking to foreign competition / Edward M. Graham. Borderless trading and developing securities markets / Benn Steil. Financial services and the WTO: what next? / Pierre Sauvé and Karsten Steinfatt; title: Pt. 5. Moving into the future: potential for financial sector e-commerce. E-Finance and financial stability / Philip Turner. E-commerce issues and challenges for emerging markets / Tom Glaessner, Ed Horowtiz [i.e. Horowitz], Robert Ledig, and Ed Ritchser.