High corporate indebtedness can pose an important threat to the adjustment processes in some of the Euro area periphery countries, through its drag on investment as well as the possible migration of private sector losses to the sovereign balance sheet. This paper examines the macroeconomic...

In this study we develop and demonstrate a powerful and flexible forward-looking portfoliosimulation methodology for assessing the correlated impacts of market risk, and privatesector, sovereign and inter-bank default risk on both individual banks (i.e. 28 of the largestBrazilian banks) and...

In this study we develop and demonstrate a powerful and flexible forward-looking portfolio simulation methodology for assessing the correlated impacts of market risk, and private sector, sovereign and inter-bank default risk on both individual banks (i.e. 28 of the largest Brazilian banks) and...