02489cam a2200229   4500001000500000005001700005008003900022020002200061020002500083082001500108100003800123245009600161260005700257300003200314440006900346504005000415505095900465520075201424650003702176700002102213700002502234728020181127183313.0070823s2008    enka     b    001 0 eng  a0230525687 (hbk.)  a9780230525689 (hbk.)04a332.15222  aMolyneux, Philip bcdeeditorq00aFrontiers of banks in a global economy /cedited by Philip Molyneux and Eleuterio Vallelado  aBasingstoke ;aNew York :bPalgrave Macmillan,c2008  axv, 260 p. :bill. ;c23 cm 0aPalgrave Macmillan studies in banking and financial institutions  aIncludes bibliographical references and index  aIntroduction / Philip Molyneux, Eleuterio Vallelado -- Banking mergers and acquisitions' performance in Europe /  Rym Ayadi -- Cross-border bank M & A in emerging markets -- value creation or destruction? / Jonathan Williams, Angel  Liao -- Bank capitol and loan pricing: implications of Basle II /  Ted Lindblom, Magnus Olsson -- Capitol market frictions and bank lending in the EU /  Yener Altunbas, David Marques, Balzhan Zhussupova -- Banks in the microfinance market / Mario La Torre,  Gianfranco Vento -- Migants and financial services: which opportunities for  financial innovation? / Luisa Anderloni, Daniela Vandone  -- Deepening banking reforms of China to ensure sustainable  growth in a global world / Rene van der Linden -- Efficiency and productivity change in Greek banking:  methods and recent evidence / Georgios E. Chotareas,  Claudia Girardone, Alexia Ventouri -- Electronic money use: evidence from survey data / David  Pelilli.grt  aIn today's globalized economy, banking is of high  international importance. This book brings together  topical issues in banking such as reform in China,  electronic money and loan pricing, and highlights key  policy and research in the field. The contributions from  International experts provide insights into contemporary  global banking trends including studies on: the impact of  M & A in European and Asian banking, Basel 2 and loan  pricing, microfinance, financial services for migrants,  bank efficiency, lending behavior of European banks and  the impact of new technology in banking. With its  extensive coverage of today's global banking issues, this  book will be of interest to students, researchers and  professional bankers alike. 0aBanks and banking, International1 aMolyneux, Philip1 aVallelado, Eleuterio