Description

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Focuses on the evolving role played by foreign banksOffers a multifaceted analysis of advantages and disadvantages of foreign-owned banks' presenceAnswers the question of 'who is the winner of foreign-owned banks' presence, juxtaposing the answer from both perspectives.

About the Author

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Malgorzata Iwanicz-Drozdowska is a full professor of finance at Warsaw School of Economics, Poland, and the head of the Financial System Department in the Institute of Finance.Paola Bongini is a professor of banking and finance at the University of Milan-Bicocca, Italy. She is dean of the undergraduate taught course in banking and finance and the postgraduate degree in economics and finance.Pawel Smaga is an assistant professor in the Institute of Finance at Warsaw School of Economics, Poland, and a senior economist at the National Bank of Poland.Bartosz Witkowski is an associate professor in the Institute of Econometrics at Warsaw School of Economics, Poland. His research specialization includes panel data analysis and its application in economics and finance.