Foreign bank entry: Experience, implications for developing economies, and agenda for further research

World Bank Research Observer

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 25-59

  Clarke, George ^a   Cull, Robert ^a   Peria, Maria Soledad Martinez ^a   Sá�nchez, Susana M ^b  

^a World Bank's Development Research Group   (United Kingdom)

^b WORLD BANK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC RESEARCH; BANKING; DECISION MAKING; INVESTMENT; ORGANIZATIONAL FRAMEWORK;

EID: 0037353467     PISSN: 02573032     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/wbro/lkg002     Document Type: Article

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