International Banking and Bank Performance: The Case of Poland
International Banking and Bank Performance: The Case of Poland

Summary/Abstract: The aim of this study is to examine differences in the determinants of profitability between domestic andforeign banks in Poland during the global financial crisis and the eurozone debt crisis. Empirical resultsbased on panel data sets containing both micro-level and macro-level data provided the evidence ofdifferences in the determinants of performance between domestic and foreign banks, and also betweenforeign subsidiaries and foreign institutions’ branches, i.e. foreign currency loans were profitable mainlyfor foreign banks’ subsidiaries. Furthermore, this paper found a positive correlation between the contextof parent banks and the profitability of their affiliates mainly during the global financial crisis.

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