Author : Mr.Eugenio Cerutti,Mr.Stijn Claessens
Publisher : International Monetary Fund
Page : 38 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2014-09-25
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781498332620
The Great Cross-Border Bank Deleveraging by Mr.Eugenio Cerutti,Mr.Stijn Claessens Pdf
International banks greatly reduced their direct cross-border and local affiliates’ lending as the global financial crisis strained balance sheets, lowered borrower demand, and changed government policies. Using bilateral, lender-borrower countrydata and controlling for credit demand, we show that reductions largely varied in line with markets’ prior assessments of banks’ vulnerabilities, with banks’ financial statement variables and lender-borrower country characteristics playing minor roles. We find evidence that moving resources within banking groups became more restricted as drivers of reductions in direct cross-border loans differ from those for local affiliates’ lending, especially for impaired banking systems. Home bias induced by government interventions, however, affected both equally.