The GCC Banking Sector : Topography and Analysis / May Khamis, Abdullah Alhassan, Nada Oulidi.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Khamis, May.

Contributor:

Alhassan, Abdullah.

Oulidi, Nada.

International Monetary Fund. Monetary and Capital Markets Dept.

International Monetary Fund. Middle East and Central Asia Dept.

Series:

IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2010/087

IMF Working Papers

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gulf Cooperation Council.

Banks and banking, Arab countries.

Finance--Persian Gulf Region.

Finance.

Banking law (Islamic law).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (64 p.)

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2010.

Summary:

In this paper, we analyze the evolution of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) banking sectors in the six member countries including ownership, concentration, cross-border linkages, balance sheet exposures and risks, recent trends in credit growth, and financial soundness. We identify risks to the banking sector's financial stability in the context of the current global crisis and their mitigating factors.

Contents:

Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; I. Introduction; II. Structure of the GCC Financial System; 1. Total Banking Sector Assets; 1. Highlights of the GCC Financial Sector; 2. Ownership Structure of the Domestic Banking System; III. Recent Trends in Credit Growth; 1. Average Annual Private Sector Credit Growth, 2003-08; 2. Selected Emerging Countries: Private sector Credit to GDP, 2008; 3. Oil Prices and Private Sector Credit Growth; 4. Deposits as Percent of Non-oil GDP; IV. GCC Banking Sector Balance Sheets: Stylized Facts; 5. Banking Sector Liability and Equity Structure, 2008

6. Banking Sector Assets Structure, 20087. Foreign Liabilities to Total Liabilities; 8. International Comparison of Banks' Holdings of Securities; 3. Contribution of Balance Sheet Items to Private Sector Credit Growth; V. Credit Concentration and Risks; 9. Bank Loans Sectoral Distribution; 10. Distribution of Household Credit; VI. Financial Soundness; 4. Financial Soundness Indicators; 11. Income Analysis of GCC Banks, 2005-Q1 2009; 12. Banks' Provisions and Investment Income, 2005-Q1 2009; 13. Change in Bank Profitability, 2007-09; 14. Banks' External Financing

15. Banking Sector Liquidity in Selected Countries, 200716. Commercial Banks' Reserves with Central Bank, December 2007; 17. Liquidity Indicators of GCC Banking Sectors; VIII. Conclusion and Policy implications; I. List of Commercial Banks in GCC Countries; II. Concentration of the Banking Sector; III. Ownership Structure of GCC Domestic Banks; IV. Aggregated Financial Statements of the GCC Banking Sector; References; Footnotes

Notes:

At head of title: Monetary and Capital Markets and Middle East and Central Asia Departments.

"April 2010."

Includes bibliographical references (p. 43-45).

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4623-5978-7

1-4527-2078-9

1-282-84576-4

9786612845765

1-4519-8261-5

OCLC:

867926835