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From Berlin to the Bering Strait, the business of banking has sprung to life. This analysis considers the impact of banking reform on macroeconomic stabilization and the suitability of universal banks, the role of banking regulation and the advantages of 'narrow banks' during transition, the cleaning up of bad debts, and the reform of the payments system. The book assesses the lessons which can be drawn from reforms in Central Europe for the later reformers in the former Soviet Union and the Balkans. It considers the impact of banking reform on macroeconomic stabilization and the suitability of German-type universal banks; the role of banking regulation and the advantages of 'narrow banks' during transition; the cleaning-up of bad debts; bank privatization and reform of the payments system. Five chapters follow which review the experience of some of the 'second-wave' countries: Estonia, Georgia, Romania, Russia and Ukraine.

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Author:   Jacek Rostowski
Publisher:   Central European University Press
Imprint:   Central European University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.530kg
ISBN:  

9781858660387

ISBN 10:   1858660386
Pages:   244
Publication Date:   06 January 1995
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

List of Contributors Ack.nowledgements I Introduction (Jacek Rostowski) 2 The Banking System, Credit and the Real Sector in Transition Economies (Jacek Rostowski) 3 Financial Sector Design, Regulation and Deposit Insurance in Eastern Europe (Arnaud W. A. Boot and Sweder van Wijnbergen) 4 Lessons from Bad Loan Management in the East Central European Economic Transition for the Second Wave Reform Countries (Kalman Mizsei) Comment on Mizsei's 'Lessons' (Rumen Dolninsky) 5 Banking Privatization Policy in Poland and Czechoslovakia (Kate Mortimer) 6 Payment System Reform in Poland (Andrzej Topinski and Artur Struzynksi) 7 Reforming the Banking System in Estonia (Arda Hansson) 8 The First Stage of Banking Reform in Russia is Completed: What Lies Ahead? (Elena Zhuravskaya) 9 Banking Reform in Ukraine (A.R Latter) 10 Banking Reform in the Republic of Georgia (Lado Gurgenidze) 11 Banking in Romania (Daniel Daianu) Index

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Economist and politician who served as Minister of Finance and Deputy Prime Minister of Poland.

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