Title | The Banking of Western Balkan in View of the Latest Financial Crises |
Publication Type | Conference Proceedings |
Year of Publication | 2012 |
Date Published | May, 2012 |
Conference Name | Heritage of History: Solutions to Political and Social Issues in Southeast Europe at the Balkan Wars' Centenary |
Publication Language | eng |
Authors | Ganić, M |
Place Published | Istanbul, Turkey |
ISBN Number | 978-605-86860-2-1 |
Abstract | Normal false EN-US /* Style Definitions */ The aim of this paper is to examine the extent and impact of the latest financial crises on position banking sector of Western Balkans covering both pre-crisis and crisis period as well as to provide an explanation for these trends. The crisis in financial markets that began in mid- 2007 had resulted in substantial financial losses. This paper presents the in-depth analysis of developments in the banking of Western Balkan before and during crises. Also this paper examine banking performance of six countries of the region that have suffered from latest finansial crisis. The paper begins by giving an overview of the banking sector in Western Balkan in pre - crisis by describing the development structure of the banking sector of Western Balkan.Altough the economies of Western Balkan countries in crisis period performed differently our findings indicate that the latest financial crisis has had a substantial impact on the banking sector of the region where credit growth has dropped significantly and asset quality has deteriorated markedly. |