01587cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF005344 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451870732 1018-5941 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Aydin, Burcu. Banking Structure and Credit Growth in Central and Eastern European Countries / Burcu Aydin. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2008. 1 online resource (44 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 Recent developments have increased questions about vulnerabilities in Central and Eastern European Countries (CEE) that are experiencing credit booms. This paper analyzes the role of foreign-owned banks in these credit booms. The results show that the CEE countries depend on foreign banks, and these foreign banks depend on interbank funding. Lending by foreign banks seems driven by economic growth and interest rate margins. This lending appears independent of economic but not financial conditions in the foreign bank's home country. Mode of access: Internet IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2008/215 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/001/2008/215/001.2008.issue-215-en.xml IMF e-Library