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The impact of local economic conditions on cooperative banks
Maciej Żytkowiak
Abstract
Even though that cooperative banks have a small part in a value of credits and deposits compared to whole Polish banking sector, their presence on the market is visible. Their main area of operations, as opposed to commercial banks, are small cities and rural areas, enabling them to reach customers from wider region using less resources. The group of 558 cooperative banks operating in Poland is not homogeneous in terms of scale of operations and profitability, despite the comparable products and marketing channels available for them. The aim of this research is to find whether the differences in cooperative banks financial results are related to differences in the local market conditions. Cooperative banks operating in urban areas, with a higher competition, lower unemployment rate and lower share of agricultural entities in total business entities have a higher exposure to risk and interest income. Such relations could be used for a more complex efficiency analysis of cooperative banks and their branches.
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cooperative banks, local market conditionsDetails
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