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The GCC Banking Sector: Topography and Analysis

ByMay Y Khamis, Abdullah Alhassan, Nada Oulidi

April 1, 2010

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May Y Khamis, Abdullah Alhassan, and Nada Oulidi. "The GCC Banking Sector: Topography and Analysis", IMF Working Papers 2010, 087 (2010), accessed 12/6/2025, https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451982619.001

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Disclaimer: This Working Paper should not be reported as representing the views of the IMF.The views expressed in this Working Paper are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent those of the IMF or IMF policy. Working Papers describe research in progress by the author(s) and are published to elicit comments and to further debate

Summary

In this paper, we analyze the evolution of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) banking sectors in the six member countries including ownership, concentration, cross-border linkages, balance sheet exposures and risks, recent trends in credit growth, and financial soundness. We identify risks to the banking sector's financial stability in the context of the current global crisis and their mitigating factors.

Subject: Banking, Commercial banks, Credit, Foreign banks, Loans

Keywords: asset, Bahrain, bank, banking sector, GCC bank, WP

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