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OF WORLD PROBLEMS

AND HUMAN POTENTIAL

  2. World problems
  3. Discrimination in lending by transnational banks

Discrimination in lending by transnational banks

  • Active prejudice by multinational lenders towards borrower countries

Incidence

In their local operations in developing countries transnational banks give preference, for instance allocate more credit, to subsidiaries of transnational corporations and joint ventures.

Broader

Unethical banking practices
Presentable
Unaccountability of international financial institutions
Presentable
Credit discrimination
Presentable
Restrictive practices of transnational banks
Unpresentable
Discriminatory business practices
Unpresentable

Narrower

Disincentive to invest in over-indebted countries
Presentable

Aggravates

Domination of countries by transnational corporations
Presentable
Discrimination against transnational banks
Presentable

Aggravated by

Insufficient national creditworthiness
Presentable
Inappropriate loans
Presentable
Undue control of industries and sectors by transnational corporations
Unpresentable

Value

Prejudice
Yet to rate
Discrimination [D]
Yet to rate
Discrimination [C]
Yet to rate

SDG

Sustainable Development Goal #8: Decent Work and Economic GrowthSustainable Development Goal #10: Reduced InequalitySustainable Development Goal #17: Partnerships to achieve the Goal

Metadata

Database
World problems
Type
(E) Emanations of other problems
Biological classification
N/A
Subject
  • Commerce » Banking
  • Commerce » Credit
  • Commerce » Multinationals
    • Content quality
    Yet to rate
     Yet to rate
    Language
    English
    1A4N
    E4310
    DOCID
    11543100
    D7NID
    147190
    Last update
    Nov 4, 2022