01624cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF001709 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451857498 1018-5941 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Zoli, Edda. Cost and Effectiveness of Banking Sector Restructuring in Transition Economies / Edda Zoli. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2001. 1 online resource (38 pages) IMF Working Papers <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students The paper analyses the cost and effectiveness of bank restructuring policies in 11 transition countries during 1991-98. It argues that country-specific banking sector features, the size of bad loans inherited from the centrally planned system, and weaknesses in the restructuring policies implemented were the main factors affecting the overall fiscal costs, with the latter two being more significant. The paper finds no significant relationship between the size of restructuring costs and overall improvement in banking sector performance for the sample countries as a whole. Mode of access: Internet IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2001/157 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/001/2001/157/001.2001.issue-157-en.xml IMF e-Library