Connected to Whom? International Interbank Borrowing During the Global Crisis

Author/Editor:

Kalin I Tintchev

Publication Date:

January 14, 2013

Electronic Access:

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Summary:

The unprecedented collapse of international interbank borrowing was a prominent feature of the global financial crisis that started in August 2007. This paper focuses on the drivers of the retrenchment from 32 advanced and emerging banking systems. Using novel risk-weighted indexes the paper examines whether the banking systems’ access to credit was related to their domestic financial soundness and exposure to distressed international counterparties. The empirical findings suggest that both domestic and international risk factors contributed to the decline in international interbank borrowing during the crisis.

Series:

Working Paper No. 2013/014

Subject:

English

Publication Date:

January 14, 2013

ISBN/ISSN:

9781475542028/1018-5941

Stock No:

WPIEA2013014

Pages:

33

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