Banking Sector of the Republic of Serbian in Terms of Transition

Ćurić Predrag, Topić Rodoljub and Vilendečić Bojana
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Ćurić Predrag: NLB Razvojna banka a.d. Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Topić Rodoljub: Elektrokrajina a.d. Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Vilendečić Bojana: M:tel a.d. Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Economics, 2016, vol. 4, issue 1, 45-58

Abstract: Privatisation of the banking sector is an inseparable part of development strategies used by the countries in transition. The process of transition and building a financial and market-oriented system is a complex and long-term task which, in addition to a variety of legal arrangements, involves also several institutional options, such as the Central Bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Banking Agency of the Republic of Srpska and Banja Luka Stock Exchange of Securities. The transition process of the banking sector in the Republic of Srpska was not implemented by rehabilitation of existing domestic banks, but by opening the banking system for the entry of foreign, more efficient banks. The level of trust in the banking sector grew in parallel with the process of bank privatisation and the arrival of foreign banks. Throughout the previous period, all the banks in the Republic of Srpska recorded a significant increase in the amount of deposits and loans placed, which implies the growth of investment and economic activities, therefore indicating the increase of the Republic of Srpska’s GDP in general. These are positive trends that demonstrate a decrease in the current lagging behind the European Union.

Keywords: banking sector; transition; restructuring; credit rating; banking standards (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1515/eoik-2015-0028

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