Getting finance in South Asia 2010 : indicators and analysis of the commercial banking sector / Kiatchai Sophastienphong, Anoma Kulathunga.

Utilizing standardized indicators from 2001 to 2008, Getting Finance in South Asia 2010 analyzes the financial performance and soundness of commercial banks in eight South Asian countries: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. While the indicators cannot p...

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Main Author: Sophastienphong, Kiatchai
Other Authors: Kulathunga, Anoma
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : World Bank, ©2010.
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Summary:Utilizing standardized indicators from 2001 to 2008, Getting Finance in South Asia 2010 analyzes the financial performance and soundness of commercial banks in eight South Asian countries: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. While the indicators cannot predict the onset of a financial crisis, their analysis has identified specific weaknesses in regional financial sectors that should be addressed by the supervisory authorities. In this current edition of the annual Getting Finance publication, two new development dimensions -- payment systems develop.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xviii, 329 pages) : illustrations (some color), 1 color map
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780821383926
0821383922
6612818832
9786612818837
128281883X
9781282818835
Language:English.
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.