Research and Markets: Venezuela Commercial Banking Report Q1 2012 is Essential Reading for Those inside the Financial Sector

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/3d98c7/venezuela_commerci) has announced the addition of the "Venezuela Commercial Banking Report Q1 2012" report to their offering.

Since Q108, we have described numerically the banking business environment for each of the countries surveyed by BMI. We do this through our Commercial Banking Business Environment Rating (CBBER), a measure that ensures the author captures the latest quantitative information available. It also ensures consistency across all countries and between the inputs to the CBBER and the Insurance Business Environment Rating, which is likewise now a feature of these insurance reports. Like the Business Environment Ratings calculated by BMI for all the other industries on which it reports, the CBBER takes into account the limits of potential returns and the risks to the realisation of those returns. It is weighted 70% to the former and 30% to the latter.

Further details on how we calculate the CBBER are provided at the end of this report. In general, though, three aspects need to be borne in mind in interpreting the CBBERs. The first is that the market elements of the 'Limits of potential returns' are by far the most heavily weighted of the four elements. They account for 60% of 70% (or 42%) of the overall CBBER. Second, if the market elements are significantly higher than the country elements of the 'Limits of potential returns', it usually implies that the banking sector is (very) large and/or developed relative to the general wealth, stability and financial infrastructure in the country.

Companies Mentioned:

• Banco de Venezuela
• Banco Provincial
• Banco Occidental de Descuento
• Banco Exterior
• Banco del Caribe
• Banesco Banco Universal
• Banco Mercantil
• Banco del Tesoro
• Banco Bicentenario

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