“…Our findings complement existing research on the implications and risks of cross‐border banking exposures, amid increasing financial interconnectedness in Asia, by adding the dimension of cross‐border bank concentration to the analysis (ADB, 2017, 2020; Dungey et al, 2019). Several existing studies identify cross‐border interbank exposures as a source of contagion and discuss its relevance for emerging economies, including in Asia and the Pacific (Matousek, 2019; Park & Shin, 2017, 2018).…”