Drivers of cross‐border bank claims: The role of foreign‐owned banks in emerging countries

Sophie Brana, Dalila Chenaf-Nicet and Delphine Lahet
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Sophie Brana: BSE - Bordeaux Sciences Economiques - UB - Université de Bordeaux - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
Dalila Chenaf-Nicet: BSE - Bordeaux Sciences Economiques - UB - Université de Bordeaux - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
Delphine Lahet: BSE - Bordeaux Sciences Economiques - UB - Université de Bordeaux - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

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Abstract: AbstractStudies of the determinants of cross‐border bank claims are based on the economic situations of the lending and borrowing countries—the traditional push/pull factors—but fail to take into account the situation of the international lending banks and the presence of their subsidiaries in emerging countries. They also fail to explain the huge decrease in cross‐border bank flows after the 2008 global financial crisis. In this paper, we analyse the determinants of cross‐border bank claims on a panel of 28 emerging countries and explicitly integrate banking determinants. Thus, we account for the financial situation of international lender banks and the existence of foreign locations in emerging countries as a potential pull stabilising factor. We show that the presence of foreign banks in emerging countries is clearly a factor of attraction for cross‐border bank claims. It remains when we explicitly take into account the 2008 crisis but to a lower extent and in favour of interbank loans. This may be proof of support from the international parent banks to their affiliates. Last, the financial situation of international banks, notably their liquidity and ability to respect prudential rules, also plays a role in their financing strategies in emerging countries.

Keywords: Cross-border Bank claims; Emerging Countries; Global Banks; Lasso Method; Subsidiaries (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023-10-27
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Published in The World Economy, 2023, 47 (1), pp.96-121. ⟨10.1111/twec.13516⟩

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DOI: 10.1111/twec.13516

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