In this part is still under construction. I will provide links, which I frequently visit for my research, to some publicly available databases, economics blogs etc. Although some links are generic, having all the links together may come in handy. 

Macro Data:

• The Global Financial Development Database (GFDD) [updated in June, 2018] by World Bank
• The Macro Data Guide
• Financial Development and Structure Dataset by World Bank 
• The Bank Regulation and Supervision Survey, carried out by the World Bank, is a unique source of comparable world-wide data on how banks are regulated and supervised around the world​

Micro Data:

• Claessens and Van Horen database on bank ownership [updated link to the xls file (1995-2013)]
• The Summary of Deposits (SOD) by FDIC is the annual survey of branch office deposits for all FDIC-insured institutions including insured U.S. branches of foreign banks
• U.S. Financial Holding Company data (Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago) from 1986 to current

Blogs:

• All About Finance by Asli Demirguc-Kunt
• VOX