Main Messages
- Following a decade of increased globalization, international banking suffered a setback after the global financial crisis.
- Remaining open is important for countries to continue to benefit from global flows of funds, knowledge, and opportunity.
- There is an important role for policy in maximizing the benefits and minimizing the costs of international banking.
- Encouraging the right type of foreign bank presence or forms of capital flows without causing distortions is challenging.
- Regulation and supervision of international banking is complex and should involve extensive cross-border coordination.
Read the complete messages in the Overview.
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