ISBN: 3540234268
TITLE: EU Accession - Financial Sector Opportunities and Challenges for Southeast Europe
AUTHOR: Matthaeus-Maier
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Foreword:
Policy Input and Dialogue for Accelerated Financial Sector Development in Southeast Europe V
Ingrid Matthus-Maier and J.D. von Pischke
Preface:
Opportunities and Challenges Facing Financial Sectors Moving Towards EU Accession IX
Ingrid Matthus-Maier
Part I: Stimulating the Economy of Southeast Europe 1
Chapter 1:
Setting the Stage for Stability and Progress in Southeast Europe 7
Paul Hare
Chapter 2:
The Scenario for EU Accession by Southeast European Countries 39
Marc Franco
Chapter 3:
Infrastructure Finance, Accession, and Related Policy Issues in Southeast Europe 43
Ewald Nowotny
Chapter 4:
Making It Easier to Do Business in Southeast Europe 47
Khaled F. Sherif
Part II: Financial Regulation for Stability and Protection in Southeast Europe 55
Chapter 5:
Financial Sector Development in Southeast Europe  The Roles of EU Accession and Basel II 61
Evan Kraft
Chapter 6:
Implementing European Standards of Banking Regulation in Georgia 93
Merab Kakulia
Chapter 7:
Issues Concerning Foreign Banks Operations in Bosnia and Herzegovina 99
Peter Nicholl
Chapter 8:
The Role of Foreign Banks in SEE 103
Mihai Bogza
Chapter 9:
The Impact of Basel II on Banking in Albania and Southeast Europe 107
Eris Sharxhi
Chapter 10:
Financial Stability in Southeast Europe  Basel II and the Challenges Ahead 113
Christian Fehlker, Arnaud Mehl, and Adalbert Winkler
Part III: Bankers Perspectives  Dynamic Banking in the Changing Market of Southeast Europe 125
Chapter 11:
Bankers Perspectives  Dynamic Banking in a Changing Market 131
Sylvia Wisniwski
Chapter 12:
Evolution of the Banking Sector in Southeast Europe  The Role and Business Strategies of Domestic Banks 163
Per Fischer
Chapter 13:
Financing Small and Medium-Sized Companies 169
Mita Katic
Chapter 14:
The Business Strategies of Domestic Banks in the Long Run  SME Lending as an Attractive Market Segment 173
Evgeny Gospodinov
Chapter 15:
Building a Market Niche Also Builds a Market  Opportunity Bank in Montenegro 179
Keith Flintham
Part IV: Clients Perspectives on Access to Financial Services for Micro and Small Enterprise in Southeast Europe 183
Chapter 16:
Clients Perspectives  Providing More Effective Financial Services for Micro and Small Enterprises 189
Sarah Forster
Chapter 17:
Access to Finance: Issues and Opportunities in Southeast Europe 213
Albrecht Mulfinger
Chapter 18:
Nonfinancial Obstacles to SME Financing in Serbia 219
Igor Brkanovic
Chapter 19:
Constraints to Business Development in Bulgaria and the Case for Action 227
Stefan Kossev
Chapter 20:
Degrees of Competition in Serving Target Groups  They May Be Closer than You Think 233
Christoph Freytag
Chapter 21:
A New Approach to Business Development Services in Southeast Europe 239
Hayder Al-Bagdadi, Dirk Steinwand, and Frank Wltring
Part V: Looking Ahead  Public-Private Partnerships in the Financial Sector in Southeast Europe 243
Chapter 22:
Public-Private Partnerships for Financial Development in Southeast Europe 251
Reinhard H. Schmidt and Nina Moisa
Chapter 23:
Replicable and Transparent PPP Models for Financial Sector Development 277
Klaus-Eckhard Hartmann
Chapter 24:
Using PPPs to Facilitate Transactions in Financial Markets 283
Ira W. Lieberman
Chapter 25:
Sustainable Microfinance Banks  IMI as a Public-Private Partnership in Practice 289
Helen Alexander
Chapter 26:
Opportunities for Public-Private Partnerships in Financial Sector Development 297
Syed Aftab Ahmed
Chapter 27:
Public-Private Partnership  Results in the Banking Sector in Southeast Europe 303
Klaus Glaubitt and Haje Schtte
Chapter 28:
Microfinance Investment Funds  An Innovative Form of PPP to Foster the Commercialisation of Microfinance 323
Doris Khn and Michael Jainzik
Part VI: Summary and Conclusions 337
Chapter 29:
An Overview of Banking, Financial Regulation, and Access to Financial Services in Southeast Europe in the Context of EU Enlargement 339
Ingrid Matthus-Maier and J.D. von Pischke
Index of Names 353
Index of Countries 355
Index of Banks and Organisations 359
Index of Terms 363
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