Qualitative assessment of banking system institutional environment

Abstract

The research indicates that the institutional environment is a key feature of the banking system in different countries. The aim of the research is to examine banking system institutional environment from 18 countries of Eurozone. We have used index and grouping tests as the methods of research and analyzed the indicators for the countries with different state of financial system. Due the investigation countries were divided into three groups with particular features which characterizing internal institutional environment of banking system and allowing making international comparison.