Euro-Area Banking At the Crossroads /

This paper analyses the process of disintermediation, the progress in consolidation, the impact of new technologies, and the role of ownership and control structures for the euro area banking sector. The impact of these trends on competition policy, "too big to fail" concerns, and financia...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Belaisch, Agnes
Other Authors: Kodres, Laura, Levy, Joaquim, Ubide, Angel
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2001.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2001/028
Online Access:Full text available on IMF