PAOLA BONGINI Professor of Banking and Finance at the Milan-Bicocca University, ItalySTEFANO CHIARLONE Senior Economist at UniCredit Group, Milan, ItalyGIOVANNI FERRI Professor of Economics at the University of Bari, ItlayAHMET CIMENOGLU Head of Section at Yapi ve Kredi Bankasi of Istanbul, TurkeyMATTEO FERRAZI Economist at UniCredit Group, Milan, ItalySAIBAL GHOSH Assistant Adviser at the Reserve Bank of India, Mumbai, IndiaDEBORA REVOLTELLA CEE Chief Economist at UniCredit Group, Milan, ItalyMARCO ZANINELLI Country Risk Analyst at Intesa Sanpaolo, Milan, ItalyANGELO CICOGNA Head of Division at the Banca d'Italia, Roma, ItalyANNA MARRA Senior officer at the Banca d'Italia, Roma, Italy

• Foreword Introduction; P. Bongini, S. Chiarlone  and  G. Ferri Emerging Banking Systems; P. Bongini, S. Chiarlone and  G. Ferri China; S. Chiarlone and  G. Ferri India; S. Chiarlone and  S. Ghosh Indonesia; P. Bongini Brazil; M. Lossani, L. Ruggerone and  M. Zaninelli North Africa; A. Cicogna Russia; A. Marra Turkey; A. Cimenoglu, M. Ferrazzi and  D. Revoltella