WP 16 | 11 Cooperative credit network: advantages and challenges in italian cooperative credit banks

Publication date: 18 March 2011
Research areas: Management & Governance
Publication categories: Working papers
Tags: credito, strumenti finanziari, cooperatives, credit, financial instruments, cooperative, strumenti finanziari

This paper provides an outline of both the competitive advantages and challenges currently faced by Italian cooperative credit banks. This paper suggests that a better understanding of their specifics highlights their contribution to sound cooperation in economics. Finally, the paper provides policy recommendations for a qualitative supervision of cooperative credit banks to further increase the stability of the cooperative credit network and, thus, of the Italian financial system.

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