Banking Reform in Central Europe and the Former Soviet Union (Central European University Press Book)

Rostowski, Jacek [Editor]

ISBN 10: 1858660394 / ISBN 13: 9781858660394

Published by Oxford University Press, 1995

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Banking Reform in Central Europe and the Former Soviet Union (Central European University Press Book)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication Date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1858660394
• ISBN 13: 9781858660394
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: As New
• Weight: 11 ounces

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Synopsis

The contributors to this volume confront the main requirements placed on Central and East European financial systems during the transition to a market economy. Researchers have a unique opportunity to engage in comparative analysis, as different countries are approaching the building of their banking systems in very different ways.
The 'first wave' of Central European reformers looked to the West for a model of how to transform their state-controlled banking systems so as to make them suitable for the needs of the market. These reforms, though far from complete, are now sufficiently advanced for lessons to be drawn from them by the reformers in the former Soviet Union and Balkans. Here leading practitioners and financial advisers analyze the Central European experience and consider its implications for the 'second wave' of reformers.

From the Back Cover

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.