The Role of Foreign Banks in Emerging Countries


The Role of Foreign Banks in Emerging Countries
A Research Paper
11/30/2010
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Executive Summary
In the globalized and liberalized world, the financial industry has grown in leaps and bounds and it has
entered various geographies to diversify its asset class and increase its size.
The world is divided into three parts: Developed Economies, Emerging Economies and Third World
Countries. Off late the importance of Emerging Economies has increased as it provides high return
avenues and has fundamentally stronger growth potential when compared to the developed economies.
Banking industry has been playing an important role in growth of all these economies and mobilizing
funds. The leading banks have played a pivotal role in this respect. These foreign banks have increased
their pace of growth in the emerging markets from late 1990s onwards.
Foreign banks bring new products, better technology, lower cost of funds and financial stability to these
economies. However they also allow the coupling of these markets with global economy, increasing the
risk of susceptibility to macro economic shocks as seen from the recent crisis.
The regulation is continuously evolving and gradually the foreign banks will find it easier to enter and
spread all over the world. They will not only provide funding to multinational clients, but will be an
integral part of the monetary policies of the respective central banks and governments.
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Table of Contents
Executive Summary………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 2
Introduction ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 4
Emerging Markets…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 5
Banking System………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 6
Foreign Investment in Emerging Markets…………………………………………………………………………………. 8
Foreign Banks in Local Market: Operational Strategy……………………………………………………………….. 9
Pros and Cons of Foreign Bank presence in Local Market:…………………………………………………… 10
Foreign Bank Involvement in the Local Market and Change in Role ……………………………………….11
Regulatory Development and Issues ………………………………………………………………………………………. 13
Banking Environment …………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 15

  • Consolidation of the Financial Industry ……………………………………………………………………….. 15
  • Globalization………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 17
  • Crisis and its effects ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… 17
    Foreign Banks Trends……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 18
    Foreign Banks: Learning from the past……………………………………………………………………………………. 20
    The Future of Banking…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 21
    Bibliography …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 24
    Appendix………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 26
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    Introduction
    Banks act as a financial intermediary involved in borrowing and lending activities. It accepts
    deposits and savings from various entities such as general public, corporate entities etc. and uses
    the same in on-lending purpose through direct banking channels or capital markets.
    The history of banks can be pegged back to ancient history. Initially the world traded on “Barter
    System” which had inherent flaws necessitating the development of banking system. Temples
    were the first banks which grew as an industry gradually and today it rules the world financial
    system (Giuseppe Felloni, 2004). The banking system has evolved from a small answer to flaws
    endured by Barter System to a fully grown industry providing various services to the country and
    its people. Gradually the world has evolved to 195 countries (United Nations) with own banking
    system. In most of the countries a Central Bank regulates the entire banking system.
    In the current scenario of a globalized and liberalized world, the role of a central bank is of
    utmost importance. It regulates the money supply, issues currency for the government and
    oversees the commercial banking system of the country.
    A commercial banking system allows money to transfer from one string to other. Depositor
    keeps money with a bank, which utilizes the same for lending activities and in the process
    earning its income through the differential of the two. The bank earns money through charging
    interest fees, transactional fees and advisory services.
    The banking system has kept on developing from time to time and with the help of liberalization
    of the financial sector, restriction has been reduced by various regulatory authorities and they
    have allowed foreign banks and financial institutions to enter and run business in their countries.
    In this paper we are going to discuss various strategies adopted by foreign banks and their role in
    emerging markets.
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    Emerging Markets
    Countries restructuring their economic methodology as per the market requirement and offering
    a wealth of opportunities for Trading, Transfer of Technology and Foreign Direct Investment are
    known as Emerging Markets (Li). The biggest five emerging economies are China, India, Brazil,
    Russia and Indonesia. Other countries that will rank below these countries are South Africa,
    South Korea, Mexico, Poland, Argentina and Turkey (World Bank). These countries are largely
    populated, have high resources and provide large markets and they are willing to go for fully
    convertible capital account with open door policy.
    In 1990s, many of these countries saw a sort of banking crisis where there were major economic
    disorders, such as, rising interest rates, depreciation of currency and credit flows declining. Since
    then, many countries have improved their economic condition and the banking system. The
    capital market consisting of bond market and equity market has been better utilized.
    Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) has classified the following 21 countries as
    Emerging Markets: (Morgan Stanley Capital International)
  1. Brazil
  2. Chile
  3. China
  4. Colombia
  5. Czech Republic
  6. Egypt
  7. Hungary
  8. India
  9. Indonesia
  10. Korea
  11. Malaysia
  12. Mexico
  13. Morocco
  14. Peru
  15. Philippines
  16. Poland
  17. Russia
  18. South Africa
  19. Taiwan
  20. Thailand
  21. Turkey
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    However “The Economist” also includes Hong Kong, Singapore and Saudi Arabia in the above
    list.
    FTSE Emerging Markets: (www.ftse.com)
    FTSE Advanced Emerging Countries:
  22. Brazil
  23. Hungary
  24. Mexico
  25. Poland
  26. South Africa
  27. Taiwan
    FTSE Secondary Emerging Countries
  28. Chile
  29. China
  30. Colombia
  31. Czech Republic
  32. Egypt
  33. India
  34. Indonesia
  35. Malaysia
  36. Morocco
  37. Pakistan
  38. Peru
  39. Philippines
  40. Russia
  41. Thailand
  42. Turkey
  43. UAE
    Banking System
    Commercial Banks are the main source of saving and funding in all emerging markets. These
    commercial banks are regulated by central banks of the respective countries. These commercial
    banks are either owned by government or private (Domestic and Foreign). There has been huge
    amount of literature on the pros and cons of both the methodology.
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    Ownership in Commercial Banks
    Share in Total Bank Credit (IN Percentage)
    *Source: National Data (BIS)
    However only commercial banking system cannot meet the fund requirement of these economies
    and they have looked for alternative sources for fund sourcing purpose.
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    Foreign Investment in Emerging Markets
    Foreign Banks’ investments in Emerging markets have increased substantially in the second half
    of 1990s. In Eastern Europe, banking assets under foreign control jumped from 25% in 1995 to
    30% by 2000. Similarly in Latin America, around 40% of the banking assets were under control
    of Foreign Banks by 2000. It also saw a slew of cross border mergers and acquisition during the
    2000 period. However, the similar scenes were not repeated in Asian markets. The share of
    banking assets under foreign control was around 5% in 1995 which increased to 6% by 2000.
    There were countries like Indonesia, Korea and Thailand who allowed foreign control in the
    banking system to the extent of 100 %. Philippines also allowed 60 % ownership by foreign
    entities in its banking system. (Song, 2004)
    In the last two decades, the banking system as well as the financial requirement of Emerging
    Countries has gone up significantly. The best way for fund sourcing is opening the economy for
    Foreign Direct Investment (FDI). As these economies are growing at a very rapid pace and
    foreign entities are interested in putting their money in, the emerging markets have opened their
    banking system too and have allowed foreign banks to open their branches in the local market.
    This has led to higher competition, sufficient credit flow and better services to the public.
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    Foreign Banks in Local Market: Operational Strategy
    Globalization has given birth to Financial Liberalization. Due to this, Foreign Banks have
    continuously played a significant role in the credit system of the emerging countries. These
    banks lend to the emerging economies either directly from their head offices or their local
    branches (Associate / Affiliate). “Follow the Customer” hypothesis (Grubel, 1977), requires
    bank to go and explore new markets for achieving the required growth and expansion. As the
    developed economies are getting stagnated in terms of growth and opportunity, foreign banks are
    entering new geographies to expand their size and business.
    This foreign flow has merits and demerits of its own. As an emerging economy, the country
    always stays in needs of funds which are mitigated by the foreign banks. They bring innovative
    products, technology and better service facility. However they link the local economy to the
    global economy as can be seen from the recent economic crisis. As the developed economies ran
    short of funds or liquidity, foreign banks and investor started pulling back their money giving
    financial and macro economic shocks to these emerging markets.
    The foreign banks enter the new country either through branch / subsidiary model or through
    joint venture model. Operation through branch is the most effective method as the bank can learn
    and understand the local market directly and also can leverage its key skills to compete in the
    market. The foreign banks come with low cost of funds as they have footprints in many other
    countries, and they can borrow money from low interest rate markets to high interest markets. It
    gives them an arbitrage opportunity. As they provide various financial instruments in different
    countries, the currency risk is automatically hedged.
    The operation of foreign bank in a local market exposes the bank to various risks such as country
    risk, corporation risk, currency risk etc.
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    Pros and Cons of Foreign Bank presence in Local Market:
    Advantages:
  • Foreign Banks are more efficient because of their global presence and experience
  • They can bring new innovative product
  • Better Management (Tigran Poghosyan, 2007)
  • At times foreign bank supports the government in maintaining balance of payment
    and bringing stability in the domestic market
  • Foreign banks bring more competition which is always good for a growing economy
  • Better placed to serve multinational companies due to their geographic presence
  • Lower cost of funds
    Disadvantages:
  • Domestic player may not be able to compete and in the process might become
    obsolete
  • Coupling with global economy has its own perils
  • Currency may become volatile if not managed properly
  • Foreign banks mostly open their branches or subsidiaries in the financial hubs of the
    host countries, hence they do not serve majorly in the financial inclusion process of
    the local country
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    Foreign Bank Involvement in the Local Market and Change in Role
    Foreign banks have been lending to the domestic market through its domestic affiliates since
    1990s. The investment amount has been growing continuously as well as the involved number of
    players.
    BIS reporting Bank’s foreign claims on emerging markets: Assets
    Source: BIS Statistics
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    Liabilities:
    Emerging markets, its size and the risk are changing since 1990s at a very rapid pace, which
    have heighted the competition in the domestic market and they have to invent new strategies to
    compete with foreign banks. The foreign banks have gained good amount of experience in these
    territories and they are playing a bigger role in the macro economic development of the host
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    countries. They are no more looked as an institution available to facilitate cross border
    transactions.
    Earlier, foreign banks were happy to co-operate only the international players in their growth and
    expansion strategies, but as the market size has grown and local players are getting bigger and
    bigger, foreign banks are also participating in these companies growth story. (R.A. Brearley,
    1996)
    Foreign banks also have become aggressive in their approach to these emerging economies.
    These countries have a very high GDP rate and they provide high return opportunity to the
    foreign investors. There are instances where foreign banks have acquired the local banks to
    increase their share of the market and support their organic growth strategy with inorganic
    growth.
    Regulatory Development and Issues
    Given the competitive advantage of foreign banks, as it operates in various countries and have a bigger
    portfolio, the local banks generally do not have sufficient weapons to compete with them. Also, the entry
    of foreign banks have some inherent problems such as coupling the local economy with global economy
    and putting pressure on local currency. Hence there is a requirement of stricter regulation to control these
    possible abruptions.
    From an investment point of view, we can classify foreign investments into three categories:
  1. Banks having global presence
  2. Banks having presence in selective geography (Continent)
  3. Other players such as Private Equity, Venture Capital and Other Funds (Sovereign, Pension, etc.)
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    The increased presence of these entities in local banking system has demanded effective and
    efficient supervisory and regulatory bodies. (Song, 2004) The regulatory authority has mainly
    emphasized on collecting all the information of cross border transactions. As the economies are
    developing, and they are learning from experiences, there are instances of mismanagement. But
    they are modifying the regulatory framework and keeping a check on all possible negative
    events. One of the examples of such mishap is the failure of “Bank of Credit & Commerce
    International”, 1991. (Song, 2004)
    Taxation is one of the major issues which comes with globalization. Most of the countries have
    developed trade agreements and tax treating to avoid such events.
    Basel Committee, International Monetary Fund and World Bank are continuously supporting and
    keeping a check over the banking systems by providing advisory services, funding and
    information.
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    Emerging markets have consolidated their regulatory system for effective and efficient banking
    system in the country. There are also organizations like AML and CFT which fights against
    terrorism financing.
    Going forward, we will see major developments as the size of the economy grows and they open
    their economy completely for foreign participation.
    Banking Environment
    As per a recent World Bank report, Emerging Economies will outgrow the developed countries
    by 2015. Majority of the population in the emerging markets remain in the rural area and they
    have a sizeable bottom of the pyramid (Untapped Market) along with a younger working
    population. As the economy is growing, so is the financial independence and surplus income for
    these untapped markets. They are gradually playing a bigger role in the financial system and
    requiring banking services. Hence, the Foreign Banks have a major role to play and bigger mass
    to serve, which can be explored for higher returns.
    Let us delve into some changes in the banking and financial industry in emerging economies:
  • Consolidation of the Financial Industry
    The primary methodology for consolidation used by companies is through merger and
    acquisitions. There have been significant cases of local banks merging with another local or
    foreign entity:
    Following are few examples of banking M&A – Both acquirer and target were listed in Asian or
    Latin American emerging markets 1998-2005 (JEL Classifications), (Giovanni, 2005)
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    11/11/1999 Target Solidbank Corp Philippines
    Acquirer Metrobank Philippines
    12/23/1999 Target Bank of the Philippine Islands Philippines
    Acquirer DBS Bank Singapore
    1/20/2000 Target Siam Industrial Credit Co Thailand
    Acquirer Siam Commercial BanK Thailand
    7/23/2001 Target Utama Banking Group Malaysia
    Acquirer Rashid Hussain Malaysia
    8/8/2001 Target Banco De A Edwards SA Chile
    Acquirer Banco de Chile Chile
    2/18/2002 Target Banco de Credito del Peru Peru
    Acquirer Credicorp Ltd. Bermuda
    1/28/2003 Target United Overseas Insurance Singapore
    Acquirer UOB Singapore
    11/11/2003 Target Utama Merchant Bank Malaysia
    Acquirer MIDF Malaysia
    2/24/2004 Target Great Eastern Holdings Singapore
    Acquirer OCBC Singapore
    3/22/2004 Target Bank NISP Tbk PT Indonesia
    Acquirer OCBC Singapore
    4/6/2004 Target Bank Buana Indonesia Indonesia
    Acquirer UOB Singapore
    5/12/2004 Target Bank of Asia PCL Thailand
    Acquirer UOB Singapore
    9/10/2004 Target LG Investment & Securities Korea
    Acquirer Woori Finance Holdings Korea
    2/18/2005 Target Financiera Nacional Y Suramericana SA Colombia
    Acquirer Bancolombia SA Colombia
    3/29/2005 Target Bank NISP Tbk PT Indonesia
    Acquirer OCBC Singapore
    4/27/2005 Target Bank Niaga Tbk PT Indonesia
    Acquirer Commerce Asset-Holdings Malaysia
    As these mergers and acquisition often require some changes in the existing regulatory
    frameworks, government has many a times made the required changes and supported the deals.
    The consolidation is also happening within the financial industry where various verticals of the
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    banking system are merging with each other to become large full-fledged banking organization
    providing all the services under one umbrella.
  • Globalization
    1996, Japanese government brought various financial reforms in the country. This was the time
    when Asian markets entered the globalization movement. As more and more players started
    exploring new geographies, local players also started innovating and restructuring the traditional
    system. In the current scenario, we are living in a technologically advanced world, where
    information is available freely and profoundly. The local players have studied the business model
    of foreign banks and hence they are able to replicate the methodologies and being up to date with
    the market.
    Foreign banks need to continuously innovate and leverage their global presence to be successful
    and continue to grow in the coming days.
  • Crisis and its effects
    When we talk about financial crisis, the first instance which comes to our mind is the 1929 crisis.
    However, the current financial crisis can also be compared with the prior as it has already left a
    serious mark in the world financial history. In such crises, it becomes difficult for the local as
    well as global financial authorities to manage the banking and financial system world-wide and
    locally. Many of the governments have shifted to deregulation of the financial industry and have
    given huge amount of funds in private hands. It brings positives and equal if not more negatives
    along with it, as the funds can be used for speculation, manipulating the markets and increasing
    volatility.
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    1990 onwards, we have seen various crises in different parts of the world such as Argentina
    Crisis, Russian Crisis, Brazilian Crisis, Asian Crisis and current crisis starting from America and
    leading to all the parts of the world. The asset quality has depleted, government has intervened
    and rescued various enterprises. All these incidents, tells us the importance of proper financial
    system and regulation.
    There also has been instances of various scams and occurence of bubbles, such as the internet
    boom and bubble in the beginning of 21st century. In the globalized world, it also has been
    difficult to predict any such crisis situation and figuring out proper mechanism to come out of the
    same.
    Foreign Banks Trends
    Foreign banks play a significant role in the growth of the host country. Following are few trends
    seen in their investments:
  • They are one of the major component for the economic growth of the country
  • They also contribute in large for the reform of the financial sector in poor countries
  • Globalization has been the cause for financial integration, foreign banks are the
    facilitators
  • They are linking their business to common language and improving proximity to the
    borrowers
    Following is the data for Total Number of banks and their asset size in various geographies:
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    Number of Banks Assets of Banks (Billion US $)
    1995 200 2006 1995 200 2006
    Income
    Low Income 442 523 526 126 199 848
    Domestic Banks 358 385 366 118 179 779
    Foreign Banks 84 138 160 7.6 20 69
    Lower Middle Income 933 996 921 979 1410 4965
    Domestic Banks 752 706 559 933 1260 4600
    Foreign Banks 181 290 362 46 150 365
    Upper Middle Income 1136 1130 937 448 1114 2413
    Domestic Banks 834 738 562 345 786 1600
    Foreign Banks 302 392 375 103 328 813
    Region
    East Asia and Pacific 275 287 281 551 868 4115
    Domestic Banks 224 227 220 511 824 4010
    Foreign Banks 51 60 61 40 44 105
    Europe and Central Asia 743 813 747 172 429 1331
    Domestic Banks 622 571 417 131 316 803
    Foreign Banks 121 242 330 41 113 528
    Latin America and Caribbean 863 840 663 531 925 1288
    Domestic Banks 608 519 390 474 634 811
    Foreign Banks 255 321 273 57 291 477
    Middle East and Northern
    Africa 170 169 164 159 279 372
    Domestic Banks 135 126 106 149 251 315
    Foreign Banks 35 43 58 10.5 28 57
    South Asia 141 156 160 100 165 748
    Domestic Banks 133 144 144 99 157 702
    Foreign Banks 8 12 16 0 8 46
    Sub-Saharan Africa 319 384 369 39 57 371
    Domestic Banks 222 242 210 31 42 337
    Foreign Banks 97 142 159 8 14 34
    Aggregated Data
    Total Banks 2511 2649 2384 1552 2723 8225
    Domestic Banks 1944 1829 1487 1395 2224 6978
    Foreign Banks 567 820 897 157 498 1247
    Source: (Stijn Claessens, 2008)
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    Following is the data for mode of entry of foreign banks in the host country (Greenfields or M&A)
    Source: (Stijn Claessens, 2008)
    Following is the data for such share of such entries:
    Source: (Stijn Claessens, 2008)
    Foreign Banks: Learning from the past
    Foreign banks have grown in size and role in the emerging countries. However there are still
    restrictions on the services offering, merger and acquisition and various other points which
    hinders the growth of foreign banks. China had promised WTO, that it will allow foreign banks
    to provide products and services without any restrictions, however it has never acted on the
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    same, and it still is a closely monitored economy without letting the outer world know its
    policies and banking information. (Bostjan Jazbec, 2007) . Similarly, India has not allowed
    foreign banks to freely participate in its banking sector and there are restrictions on the number
    of branches to be opened annually by Foreign Banks in its territory.
    Government has liberalized the capital markets to attract foreign capital and funds for the growth
    of the economy and sustaining GDP growth rate. Foreign funds invest in emerging income in
    search of higher returns compared to domestic country. Foreign banks earn arbitrage on the basis
    of interest rate parity. It’s a win-win situation for all the participants. Government has also
    supported the local banks by infusing huge amount of capital to make it more competitive with
    the foreign players. We can take example of Russia and India where the traditional banks are
    more competitive to foreign banks in terms of size and profitability.
    The foreign banks have entered the domestic market through a green field investment or
    acquiring a domestic bank. Domestic bank acquisition has given immediate reach and
    understanding of local culture to the foreign entity. (Maria Lehner, 2006)
    The Future of Banking
    The economies have recovered from the crisis, and it is the time for consolidation. The
    governments are looking at their policies and regulations to find out flaws and answers to such
    crisis in future. Following are some developments that we can expect in future for the banking
    industry: (Douglas W. Arner, 2010)
  • The developed economies will not persist with low interest rates. The emerging
    economies are in a dilemma between growth and controlling inflation. Currency
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    war will continue as emerging markets are majorly driven by exports, where as
    developing countries are driven by consumption.
    10 Year Yield Data:
    Source: Datastream; Oliver Wyman analysi
  • Consumers have shifted to more on savings and less on spending. This trend in
    developed economy will encourage more foreign banks to enter emerging
    economies as the growth rate for consumption driven economies will further
    decline
  • Regulation in most of the markets will stricter and stringent hereon to combat
    future crisis like situations. It will have a positive impact on the transparency of
    the global banking system
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  • Developing countries have younger population compared to developed countries;
    hence, the growth is here to stay with the emerging markets.
    Source: World Bank
  • The rating of foreign countries might come down after the crisis. Hence the
    required rate of return for foreign investors might be higher in the coming years
    The future of the world financial economy is with the emerging markets. The foreign banks will
    play a significant role in the growth of these economies not only with borrowing and lending
    activities but also with monetary policy of central bank and the government.
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    Appendix
    External Positions of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors with BIS (BIS Statistics)
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