Analyzes the growth of foreign banking activity in the US over the past two decades and evaluates the potential impact of this on United States banking institutions. The author demonstrates positive aspects of the situation including contribution of the foreign banks to the economy. Damanpour begins by tracing the evolution of foreign banking and the financial goals of key players. He goes on to illustrate the institutional structure of international banking, detailing the types of foreign banking offices that have been established in this country. Subsequent chapters address the legal environment of foreign banking, international financial markets, US international lending institutions and such issues as the motivation behind international banking market structure and activities of foreign banks and major foreign banking concerns in the United States. The final chapters look at developments in international trade and banking and assess the impact of foreign banks and their future prospects.
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ABC-Clio
ISBN-13
9780899303710
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96443326
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Author
Faramarz Damanpour
Publication Name
The Evolution of Foreign Banking Institutions in the United States: Developments in International Finance