Loan loss provisioning and economic slowdowns
Subtitle: too much, too late?
By: Luc Laeven and Giovanni Majnoni.
Contributors: Majnoni, Giovanni.; World Bank. Financial Sector Strategy and Policy Group.
Series: Policy research working paper ;; 2749; Policy research working papers ;; no. 2749.
Publisher: World Bank, Financial Sector Strategy and Policy Department
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 22
Subjects: Loan loss reserves.; Bank reserves.; Banks and banking.
Description: Most banks around the world delay provisioning for bad loans until it is too late, when cyclical downturns have already set in. The size and timing of loan loss provisions tend to improve with the level of economic development.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 21-22).
"December 2001."
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