Problems and Controversy: The US Banking System

by Eugene H. Rotberg June 4, 1991 Almost seven years ago, in September 1984, I had occasion to write about the potential crisis for U.S. deposit-taking institutions. “Continental Illinois Bank and Financial Corporation of America are just the tip of the...

Systemic Risks in World Financial Markets: Informal Remarks

by Eugene H. Rotberg Government Borrowers Forum, The World Bank September 21, 1992 My remarks this morning are divided into three parts — first, a reminiscence of the financial developments in industrialized countries over the last several decades; second, the...