Does foreign bank penetration reduce access to credit in developing countries
Subtitle: evidence from asking borrowers
By: George R.G. Clarke, Robert Cull, and Marie Soledad Martinez Peria.
Contributors: Cull, Robert J.; Martinez Peri, Maria Soledad.; World Bank. Development Research Group. Finance.
Series: Policy research working paper ;; 2716; Policy research working papers (Online) ;; 2716.
Publisher: World Bank, Development Research Group, Finance
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Format: Electronic resource
Subjects: Banks and banking, Foreign -- Developing countries.; Bank loans -- Developing countries.; Credit -- Developing countries.; Business enterprises -- Developing countries -- Finance.
Description: How does entry by foreign banks affect lending to small and medium-size anterprises in developing countries? Analysis of data from a large cross-country survey of enterprises finds that foreign bank entry benefits firms of all sizes, although it seems to benefit larger firms more.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 22-25).
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