Finding Balance 2019: Benchmarking the Performance of State-Owned Banks in the Pacific

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dc.contributor.authorADB
dc.date.accessioned2021-10-05T15:04:40Z
dc.date.available2021-10-05T15:04:40Z
dc.date.issued2019-08
dc.descriptionThis report profiles the roles, performance, market context, and regulatory frameworks of 13 state-owned banks in 10 Pacific countries. A key finding is the considerable business financing gap in the region, particularly for small-medium enterprises and sectors such as agriculture and fisheries. The report suggests that state-owned banks could address this demand, but would need to do so on commercial terms and without distorting local markets. These institutions would need to strengthen their balance sheets and risk assessment practices and operate under the same market disciplines as private banks. Finding Balance 2019 is the sixth comparative study of state-owned enterprises in the Pacific and the first to focus on the banking sector.
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dc.identifier.isbn9789292617042
dc.identifier.isbn9789292617059
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dc.identifier.urihttps://www.adb.org/publications/finding-balance-2019
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14540/5586
dc.subject.otherFinance sector development
dc.subject.otherMicrofinance
dc.subject.otherPublic sector governance
dc.subject.otherSmall and medium enterprise
dc.subject.otherSME lending
dc.subject.otherState-owned enterprises
dc.titleFinding Balance 2019: Benchmarking the Performance of State-Owned Banks in the Pacific
local.publication.countryCook Islands
local.publication.countryFiji
local.publication.countryMarshall Islands
local.publication.countryMicronesia
local.publication.countryFederated States of
local.publication.countryPalau
local.publication.countryPapua New Guinea
local.publication.countrySamoa
local.publication.countryTonga
local.publication.countryTuvalu
local.publication.countryVanuatu
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