Bank Reform and Bank Efficiency in Pakistan
IMF Working Papers, September 1, 2001
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- Published: September 1, 2001
- Series: IMF Working Papers
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451855982.001
Summary and Key Findings
- Pakistan undertook major financial sector reforms starting in the late 1980s.
- The effects of these reforms on the profitability and cost and revenue efficiency of the banking sector are evaluated.
- The revenue performance of all banks, and especially the privatized banks, improved significantly.
- Costs also rose.
- Relative performance across banks did not converge.
Analytical Focus
- Evaluation centers on profitability and cost and revenue efficiency of the banking sector following reform.
- Special emphasis on performance differences between privatized banks and other banks.
Subjects and Keywords
- Subjects: Banking, Commercial banks, Economic sectors, Financial institutions, Financial regulation and supervision, Financial sector reform, Foreign banks, Public sector, State-owned banks
- Keywords: bank output, bank subscript, Banking, Commercial banks, deregulation, efficiency, Financial sector reform, Foreign banks, ln, Pakistan, privatized bank, profit function, Public sector, public sector bank, State-owned banks, unit price, WP
International Monetary Fund. "Bank Reform and Bank Efficiency in Pakistan", IMF Working Papers 2001, 138 (2001).
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