scholarly journals The level of financial inclusion in Ukraine: Measuring access, quality, and usage of financial products and services

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 59-67
Author(s):  
Yuliia Shapoval ◽  
Andrii Shkliar ◽  
Oleksii Shpanel-Yukhta ◽  
Kateryna Gruber
Keyword(s):  
Financial Literacy ◽  
Financial Services ◽  
Banking Sector ◽  
Global Financial Crisis ◽  
Banking System ◽  
Financial Inclusion ◽  
Clear Understanding ◽  
Financial Products ◽  
Medium Level ◽  
The Global Financial Crisis

While financial inclusion is seen as a goal of socio-economic development, there is still no clear understanding of how to measure it. Following this concern, the paper deals with the computation of the financial inclusion index of the Ukrainian economy using an annual dataset spanning from 2008 to 2020 and following the Sarma methodology. The object of the study is a set of indicators of usage, access and quality of financial products and services. The obtained results demonstrate the medium level of financial inclusion. The improvement of financial inclusion is observed in 2012, 2013, 2020 (namely 0.55 – 0.56 in the range of 0 and 1). From 2015 (0.38) till 2018 (0.39), the revealed downward trend affirms that the withdrawal of banks from the market has deteriorated the level of quality and usage of financial products and services. Financial inclusion declined during the cleaning up of the banking system in 2014–2016, just as it did after the global financial crisis in 2009–2010. Despite the development of the payment infrastructure, there is a need to diversify access, increase quality, and quicken the usage of financial products and services due to existing distrust in national financial institutions. Improving financial literacy and consumer protection, and closing regulatory gaps in the non-banking sector are seen as ways to enhance financial inclusion. Thus, financial regulators should establish an upward trend in financial inclusion that will ensure full access to formal financial services and will not adversely affect the stability of financial system.

Twin Peaks Regulation After the Global Financial Crisis: A Reform Model for China?

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Miao Han
Keyword(s):  
Financial Crisis ◽  
Central Bank ◽  
Financial Services ◽  
Banking Sector ◽  
Global Financial Crisis ◽  
Relevant Literature ◽  
Twin Peaks ◽  
The Global Financial Crisis ◽  
Peak Model ◽  
Twin Peak

AbstractThe global financial crisis (GFC) has been defined as the worst financial crisis after the Great Depression of the 1930s. Reforms underway, as well as debates in discussion, revolve around both regulatory philosophy and approaches towards better supervisory outcomes. One of the most radical institutional reforms took place in the United Kingdom (UK), where the Twin-Peak model replaced the previous fully integrated regulator – the Financial Services Authority (FSA) under the Financial Services Act 2012. This paper argues that China should also introduce twin peaks regulation, but it is rather based on the resources of risk in its financial sector than the direct GFC challenge. In theory, the core arguments focus on the structure of agencies responsible for prudential regulation and the role played by the central bank as well. The Twin-Peak model has been further examined in terms of regulatory objectives and instruments. By method, this paper is a country-specific comparative study; Australia, the Netherlands and the UK are selected to represent different Twin-Peak models. This paper contributes to the relevant literature in two main aspects. First, it has displayed the principal pattern of the Twin-Peak model after detailing the case studies, including the relationship involving in two regulators, central bank and finance minister in particular. Based on this, second, it becomes possible to design a very specific model to reform China’s current sector-based financial monitoring regime. As far as the author knows, until end-2015, this is the first paper which has proposed such a particular model to China. It is argued that the appropriate institutional structure of market regulation should fit well in with a country’s financial market. Accordingly, the Twin-Peak model will be able to balance the regulatory tasks for the over-concentrated risk in China’s large banking sector but the underdeveloped securities market. Even though, regulatory independence will continue to be challenged.

scholarly journals PANDEMIC CRISIS AND ITS EFFECTS ON BULGARIAN BANKING SYSTEM’S EFFICIENCY

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gergana Mihaylova-Borisova ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Growth Rate ◽  
Interest Rates ◽  
Banking Sector ◽  
Global Financial Crisis ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Debt Crisis ◽  
Parametric Method ◽  
Banking System ◽  
Data Envelopment ◽  
The Global Financial Crisis

The economies are once again facing the challenges of another crisis related to the spread of coronavirus in 2020. The banking sector, being one of the main intermediaries in the economies, is also affected by the spread of the new crisis, which is different compared to the previous crises such as the global financial crisis in 2008 and the European debt crisis in 2012-2013. Still, the banking sector in Bulgaria suffers from the pandemic crisis due to decelerated growth rate of loans, provided to households and non-financial enterprises, as well as declining profits related to the narrowing spread between interest rates on loans and deposits. The pandemic crisis, which later turned into an economic one, is having a negative impact on the efficiency of the banking system. To prove the negative impact of the pandemic crisis on the efficiency of banks, the non-parametric method for measuring the efficiency, the so-called Data envelopment analysis (DEA), is used.

Banking

2019 ◽  
pp. lii-36
Author(s):  
Allen N. Berger ◽  
Philip Molyneux ◽  
John O. S. Wilson
Keyword(s):  
Systemic Risk ◽  
Financial Literacy ◽  
Global Financial Crisis ◽  
Banking System ◽  
System Stability ◽  
Real Economy ◽  
Research Themes ◽  
The Us ◽  
The Global Financial Crisis ◽  
Operational Issues

A lot has happened in the ten years since the global financial crisis. This chapter starts with a summary of key regulatory and operational issues that have impacted banks in Europe, the US and elsewhere. Banks are much more heavily regulated than pre-crisis, their performance in the US and Europe has been subdued although there are signs that those in the former have turned the corner. There continues also to be ongoing discussion as well as regulatory efforts to improve banking system stability with new rules on capital, liquidity, bailouts, and bail-ins to be fully completed. These issues are covered in the first part of the chapter. We then move on to discuss emerging research themes covering areas including: banks and their impact on the real economy; capital, liquidity, and tax regulation; systemic risk; unconventional monetary policy; FinTech; bank governance and culture; financial consumer protection and financial literacy; and finally financial inclusion. The final part of the chapter provides summaries of all the chapters in the Handbook.

scholarly journals Transformation of the Ukrainian banking system regulation: a new horizon of compliance with the international framework

2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 22-33
Author(s):  
Lyubov Khudoliy ◽  
Oleg Bronin
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Approach ◽  
Banking Sector ◽  
Global Financial Crisis ◽  
Banking System ◽  
Basel Iii ◽  
Banking Supervision ◽  
Macroeconomic Shocks ◽  
Bank Supervision ◽  
Banking Institutions ◽  
The Global Financial Crisis

This article discusses the latest methodological recommendations of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision developed in response to the effects of the global financial crisis and known as Basel III. The purpose of the study is to explore scientific approaches to justifying bank regulation as a key condition for overcoming the economic crisis and improving financial sustainability. The object of research is Basel III instruments that will be implemented in the bank regulatory policy of Ukraine. The systematic approach and systemic thinking used in the article allow one to substantiate the expediency of Ukrainian banking institutions’ governance based on the risk-oriented approach and to determine the strategy of bank supervision for the next 1-3 years. The study evaluates the results of stress testing of the largest banks in Ukraine. Thus, the results confirm that the banking sector in Ukraine is sufficiently capitalized in the absence of macroeconomic shocks, but in case of a crisis, some of these banks are not protected. Therefore, the article formulates recommendations for improving the regulation of these banks, the phased implementation of Basel III, the application of new principles, standards, tools and methods, corporate governance and risk management in Ukrainian banks.

scholarly journals MECHANISMS OF STATE REGULATION OF ANTI-CRISIS MANAGEMENT OF ECONOMIC SECURITY OF BANKING INSTITUTIONS OF UKRAINE

10.31732/ms ◽  
2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yana Koval
Keyword(s):  
Crisis Management ◽  
Banking Sector ◽  
Global Financial Crisis ◽  
Banking System ◽  
Economic Security ◽  
State Regulation ◽  
International Standards ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Banking Institutions ◽  
The Global Financial Crisis

An important condition for sustainable economic growth of the country is the reliability and predictability of the banking sector of the economy. The global financial crisis, which has also affected Ukraine, indicates the inconsistency of domestic monetary policy with the requirements of the economic environment. Bringing in line with international standards of banking institutions revealed internal and external risks and threats that negatively affected the functioning of the entire banking system and led to a decrease in the number of Ukrainian banks from 180 at the beginning of 2014 to 77 at the beginning of 2019. Negative changes which took place in the banking system of Ukraine reduced the overall level of its economic security and necessitated the development of an effective mechanism for state regulation of anti-crisis management of economic security of banking institutions in Ukraine. The monograph is devoted to solving a scientific problem related to the development of a mechanism for state regulation of anti-crisis management of economic security of banking institutions of Ukraine on the basis of the development of conceptual, methodological and applied components. In the course of the work the theoretical bases of realization of the mechanism of state regulation by anti-crisis management of economic safety of banking institutions of Ukraine are investigated. Diagnosis of the current state of state regulation by anti-crisis management of economic security of banking institutions. The directions of improvement of the mechanism of the state regulation by anti-crisis management of economic safety of banking institutions of Ukraine are developed. The monograph is designed for a wide range of scientists, managers, specialists in public administration and economic security, teachers, graduate students and students of higher education institutions studying the mechanisms of state regulation of crisis management of economic security of banking institutions in Ukraine.

scholarly journals Does the content of financial literacy education resources vary based on who made or paid for them?

2020 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 192-210
Author(s):  
Gail E Henderson ◽  
Pamela Beach ◽  
Lucy Sun ◽  
Jennifer McConnel
Keyword(s):  
Financial Literacy ◽  
Financial Services ◽  
Global Financial Crisis ◽  
Literacy Education ◽  
Financial Services Industry ◽  
Non Profit ◽  
Use Of Resources ◽  
Services Industry ◽  
Industry Affiliation ◽  
The Global Financial Crisis

In the decade since the global financial crisis, an increasing number of jurisdictions have added mandatory financial literacy education to school curricula. Governments recognize that this increases the burden on teachers, who may also lack the confidence to teach financial literacy. One response is to encourage the use of resources produced or sponsored by the financial services industry. The concern is that these resources may promote the industry’s interest in maximizing profits and minimizing regulation over students’ interest in becoming empowered financial consumers. As a first step in investigating this concern, we compared resources from the Canadian Financial Literacy Database produced or sponsored by the financial services industry with those produced by government, non-profit organizations and individuals. We focused on online resources intended for use by elementary teachers and students to determine whether the key themes and messages conveyed vary based on who made or paid for the resource. We found that key themes are consistent across resources, regardless of industry affiliation, but that resources produced or sponsored by the financial services industry are more likely to exhibit a moralistic tone.

scholarly journals Comparative Analysis of Financial Stability Policy of The National Bank of Serbia and The European Central Bank

2015 ◽  
Vol 53 (2) ◽  
pp. 142-161
Author(s):  
Mirjana Jemović ◽  
Borko Krstić
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Financial Services ◽  
Financial Stability ◽  
Banking Sector ◽  
Global Financial Crisis ◽  
System Stability ◽  
The European Union ◽  
National Bank ◽  
The Global Financial Crisis ◽  
The Eu

AbstractThe Republic of Serbia has successfully completed the first part in the European Union integration process, being granted candidate status for membership in the European Union (EU). The stage of accession negotiations is in progress, and it includes the full harmonization with the EU acquis, whereby the analytical review of legislation, the so-called screening is being carried out in 35 chapters. The global financial crisis that affected our country in 2008 has required a timely reaction of the National Bank of Serbia (NBS) in order to preserve the financial system stability, especially the banking sector as its most important segment. As the financial services sector adjusts within chapter 9, the aim of this paper is to assess the level of compliance of national legislation with the EU legislation regarding banking sector. Along with the regulatory initiatives in the field of preserving financial stability in the EU countries, the NBS has paid great attention to the harmonization of its financial stability policy with the financial stability policy of the European System of Central Banks (ESCB).

scholarly journals Financial Literacy as a Driver of Financial Inclusion in Kenya and Tanzania

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (11) ◽  
pp. 561
Author(s):  
Ashenafi Fanta ◽  
Kingstone Mutsonziwa
Keyword(s):  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Financial Literacy ◽  
Financial Services ◽  
Instrumental Variable ◽  
Financial Inclusion ◽  
Demand Side ◽  
Financial Products ◽  
Instrumental Variable Regression ◽  
Per Se ◽  
Using Data

Efforts are being exerted in many developing countries to promote financial inclusion by increasing individuals’ access to financial products and services. However, literature suggests that increasing the supply of financial products and services per se may not help in expanding financial inclusion unless concerted efforts are exerted in enhancing financial literacy. This is because financially literate individuals are more likely to appreciate the value of financial services and hence take up financial products. This paper reports the link between financial literacy and inclusion using data from a demand side financial inclusion survey conducted in Kenya and Tanzania in 2016 covering a total of 6029 individuals. Results from our instrumental variable regression analysis confirmed that financial literacy is a strong driver of financial inclusion. This implies that efforts to promote financial inclusion need to be accompanied with financial literacy campaigns in both countries.

scholarly journals Slovenian economy in the grip of credit crisis – How to proceed?

2015 ◽  
pp. 19-25
Author(s):  
Imre Balogh
Keyword(s):  
Banking Sector ◽  
Global Financial Crisis ◽  
Banking System ◽  
Financial System ◽  
Policy Decision ◽  
Credit Crisis ◽  
Corporate Sector ◽  
Credit Expansion ◽  
Debt Overhang ◽  
The Global Financial Crisis

The Slovenian economy has been through steep ups and downs post-EU accession (2004), and is at the crossroads again. The period 2004–2008 was characterized by balanced monetary and fiscal policies resulting in the adoption of the Euro (2007), coupled with overheated economic growth and propelling corporate indebtedness, fuelled by rapid credit expansion from cheap and abundant foreign funding. The global financial crisis has exposed the “home-grown” vulnerability of the Slovenian economy, bringing about the second largest GDP fall (9.4%) in the Eurozone after Greece, with a double-dip recession (2009, 2012–13). Growth rebounced in 2014 to 2.6% from its low, but the competitiveness of the Slovenian economy continued to slide in international rankings. For further recovery Slovenia, squeezed by high public debt at 82% of GDP, credit contraction despite EUR 5bn state aid injected into the 70% domestically (basically state) owned banking sector, and the continued threat of massive bankruptcy and debt overhang in the corporate sector, has 3 fundamentally different policy options. − Profound restructuring of the banking system and the real sector, on the basis of earnest privatization and voluminous FDI inflow. − Slow creditless recovery due to half-hearted reforms in the financial system and corporate sector. − Substituting wide-ranging micro level restructuring with Government-stimulated credit expansion, reproducing current tensions in even higher magnitudes in the future. In the current state of the Slovenian economy, equity-led growth, combined with far-reaching institutional reforms seems the only choice in laying the foundation for long-term sustainable economic development. This study outlines the critical further steps in re-invigorating the financial system, utilizing also the proposals elaborated by the author and his banking team for the Slovenian macro policy decision-makers.

Assessing the Inter Bank Disparity in Non-Performing Assets (NPAs) Management in Indian Public Sector Banks

GIS Business ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 12 (5) ◽  
pp. 49-59
Author(s):  
Dhananjaya K. ◽  
Krishna Raj
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Financial Stability ◽  
Banking Sector ◽  
Global Financial Crisis ◽  
Banking System ◽  
Financial System ◽  
Public Sector Banks ◽  
Recovery Mechanisms ◽  
The Stability ◽  
The Global Financial Crisis

In a bank-dominated financial system like India, the strength of the overall financial system or financial stability highly depends on the soundness of banks. Indian Banking system proved to be strong and resilient during the global financial crisis of 2008. But of late, there has been increased concerns about the continued deterioration in the stability of the banking sector. Financial stability report of RBI confesses to the fact that the risks to Indian banking sector have been increasing in the post-recession period particularly the risk of accumulating NPAs. This study attempts to analyse the trend in profitability, NPAs, and the effectiveness of recovery mechanisms and interbank disparity in NPA management with respect to public sector banks. We found that the profitability of public sector banks is declining in the post-crisis period and the amount of NPA has been on the rise. Further, the recovery mechanisms have proved to be ineffective in containing the problem of bad debts.

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