Emerging Market Bank Lending and Credit Risk Control
ISBN: 9780128034385
Platform/Publisher: ScienceDirect / Academic Press
Digital rights: Users: Unlimited; Printing: Unlimited; Download: Unlimited
Subjects: Economics Econometrics and Finance;

Using a framework of volatile markets Emerging Market Bank Lending and Credit Risk Control covers the theoretical and practical foundations of contemporary credit risk with implications for bank management. Drawing a direct connection between risk and its effects on credit analysis and decisions, the book discusses how credit risk should be correctly anticipated and its impact mitigated within framework of sound credit culture and process in line with the Basel Accords.

This is the only practical book that specifically guides bankers through the analysis and management of the peculiar credit risks of counterparties in emerging economies. Each chapter features a one-page overview that introduces its subject and its outcomes. Chapters include summaries, review questions, references, and endnotes.


Leonard Onyiriuba is a leading banker and author on banking. He started a career in banking in 1991 after a stint as a lecturer in the university. As a banker, he was at various times group head (commercial banking), regional director (Lagos), and divisional director (corporate banking). He currently runs a financial consultancy in Lagos, Nigeria - with a commitment to helping clients succeed. His books include "Analyzing and Managing Risks in Bank Lending" (2004), "Drive and Tasks in Bank Marketing" (2008), "Dictionary and Language of Banking" (2010), "Credit Risk: Taming a Hotbed of Reckless Banking" (2013), and "Banking Processing Risks and Control" (2014).
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