This timely reader of seminal papers published by Palgrave on behalf of Comparative Economic Studies, examines how and why foreign banks enter emerging markets and the positive benefits they bring to the host countries.

List of FiguresList of TablesNotes on Editors1. IntroductionJosef C. Brada, Paul Wachtel2. The Dark and the Bright Side of Global Banking: A (Somewhat) Cautionary Tale from Emerging EuropeRalph de Haas3. From Reputation amidst Uncertainty to Commitment under Stress: More than a Decade of Foreign-Owned Banking in Transition EconomiesJohn P. Bonin4. Banking Competition and Efficiency: A Micro-Data Analysis on the Czech Banking IndustryAnca Pruteanu-Podpiera, Laurent Weill, Franziska Schobert5. Relationship Lending in Emerging Markets: Evidence from the Czech RepublicAdam GerSl, Petr Jakubík6. Private-Sector Credit in Central and Eastern Europe: New (Over) Shooting Stars?Balázs Égert, Peter Backé, Tina Zumer7. The Boom in Household Lending in Transition Countries: A Croatian Case Study and a Cross-Country Analysis of DeterminantsEvan Kraft8. Are Weak Banks Leading Credit Booms? Evidence from Emerging EuropeNatalia T. Tamirisa, Deniz O. Igan9. What Drives Bank Lending in Domestic and Foreign Currency Loans in a Small Open Transition Economy with Fixed Exchange Rate? The Case of MacedoniaJane Bogoev10. Do Foreign Banks Stabilize Cross-Border Bank Flows and Domestic Lending in Emerging Markets? Evidence from the Global Financial CrisisUrsula Vogel, Adalbert Winkler11. Risk Taking by Banks in Transition CountriesRainer Haselmann, Paul Wachtel12. The Sequence of Bank Liberalisation: Financial Repression versus Capital Requirements in RussiaSophie Claeys, Koen Schoors, Rudi Vandervennet13. Impact and Implementation Challenges of the Basel Framework for Emerging, Developing and Small EconomiesJan Frait, Vladimír TomSíkIndex?