Secrets to the successful Hungarian bank privatization: The benefits of foreign ownership through strategic partnerships

Economic Systems

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 111-123

  Ábel, István ^a,b   Siklos, Pierre L ^c  

^a INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND   (United States)

^b BUDAPEST UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY AND ECONOMICS   (Hungary)

^c WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Banking system reform; Hungary; Strategic partnerships

Indexed keywords

EID: 4344690057     PISSN: 09393625     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecosys.2004.05.002     Document Type: Article

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