## The GCC Banking Sector: Topography and Analysis

_IMF Working Papers, April 1, 2010_

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## Bibliographic details
- Authors: Abdullah Alhassan, Nada Oulidi
- Published: April 1, 2010
- Series: IMF Working Papers
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451982619.001

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### Summary
- Paper analyzes the evolution of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) banking sectors in the six member countries.
- Coverage includes ownership, concentration, cross-border linkages, balance sheet exposures and risks, recent trends in credit growth, and financial soundness.
- Identifies risks to the banking sector's financial stability in the context of the current global crisis and their mitigating factors.

### Authors and Publication
- Authors: May Y Khamis, Abdullah Alhassan, Nada Oulidi
- Publication date: April 1, 2010
- Series: Working Paper No. 2010/087
- Volume: 2010
- Issue: 087

### Core analytical themes and findings
- Ownership and concentration:
  - Examination of ownership structures across GCC banking sectors.
  - Assessment of market concentration in each of the six member countries.
- Cross-border linkages:
  - Analysis of cross-border banking relationships within the GCC and with foreign banks.
- Balance sheet exposures and risks:
  - Detailed review of banks’ balance sheet compositions and associated risk exposures.
- Credit growth and trends:
  - Review of recent trends in credit growth across GCC countries.
- Financial soundness:
  - Evaluation of financial soundness indicators for GCC banks.

### Risks to financial stability and mitigating factors
- Identifies risks arising from the global crisis as they pertain to GCC banking sectors.
- Discusses mitigating factors that could reduce vulnerability of GCC banks to identified risks.

### Subjects and keywords
- Subject: Banking, Commercial banks, Credit, Foreign banks, Loans
- Keywords: asset, Bahrain, bank, banking sector, GCC bank, WP

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