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Analýza ukazovateľa Loan to Deposit v krajinách Vyšehradskej skupiny
Analysis of the Loan to Deposit Ratio in the Visegrad Group Countries

Author(s): Kristína Kočišová
Subject(s): Economy, National Economy, Financial Markets
Published by: Ekonomický ústav SAV a Prognostický ústav SAV
Keywords: Loan to Deposit ratio (LTD); banking sector; Czech Republic; Hungary; Poland; Slovak Republic

Summary/Abstract: The main aim of submitted paper was to analyse liquidity risk in the banking sectors in Visegrad group countries (V4) using data at the macro level from 2006 to present. We used regression to analyse the impact of banking sector specific factors and macroeconomic variables to the Loan to Deposit ratio (LTD). The results showed that the LTD of Slovak banking sector was positively related to size and specialisation of banking sector. In case of Czech Republic factor with negative impact was interest rate of central bank; and factors with positive impact were specialisation of banking sector, 3M PRIBOR and gross domestic product in log form. LTD ratio of Poland was negatively related to 3M WIBOR, unemployment rate and gross domestic product in log form; and positively related to size and specialisation of banking sector and interest rate of central bank. In Hungarian banking sector LTD was negatively related to 3M BUBOR and positively related to size and specialisation of banking sector, capital ade-quacy, interest rate of central bank and long term interest rate.

  • Issue Year: 63/2015
  • Issue No: 10
  • Page Range: 1053-1075
  • Page Count: 23
  • Language: Slovak