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A qualitative analysis of bank credit risk disclosure: Evidence from the Canadian and Italian banking sectors

2022

This paper aims to analyze bank credit risk disclosure practices in two different geographical contexts characterized by a homogeneous regulatory framework (Canada and Italy), by means of a qualitative content analysis methodology. We employ an innovative approach, which allows us to investigate both the qualitative and quantitative profiles of disclosures. Unlike an entirely quantitative approach, this comprehensive methodology allows us to analyze in depth the disclosure practices of Canadian and Italian banks and detect their commonalities, differences, points of strength, and weaknesses. Our results show that although there are some variations in the disclosure practices of Canadian and…