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How to Stop a Herd of Running Bears? Market Response to Policy Initiatives During the Global Financial Crisis
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2009
United Kingdom, the euro area, and Japan during the recent crisis on interbank credit and liquidity risk premia …. Announcements of interest rate cuts, liquidity support, liability guarantees, and recapitalization were associated with a reduction …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008559268
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Financial Sector Reforms and Prospects for Financial Integration in Maghreb Countries
Sole, Juan; Sensenbrenner, Gabriel; Tahari, Amor; … - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2007
A healthy and dynamic financial sector is essential to achieving high and sustainable economic growth in the Maghreb region-Algeria, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, and Tunisia. Financial integration within the Maghreb region will help deepen financial markets, increase their efficiency, and enhance...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005825882
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Issues in Managing and Sequencing Financial Sector Reforms Lessons From Experiences in Five Developing Countries
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 1992
A review of the experience of five developing countries in reforming their financial systems illustrates the benefits and risks, and provides lessons on the factors which contribute to successful financial sector reforms. Financial sector reforms need to be supported by active monetary policy,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005825950
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United Kingdom; Financial System Stability Assessment
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2011
In recent years, the IMF has released a growing number of reports and other documents covering economic and financial developments and trends in member countries. Each report, prepared by a staff team after discussions with government officials, is published at the option of the member country.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011243315
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Republic of Croatia; Financial System Stability Assessment: Update
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2008
The 2002 Financial Stability Assessment Program (FSAP) found that the Croatian financial system was resilient, but vulnerabilities remain. The authorities have been proactive in addressing macroeconomic and financial vulnerabilities associated with rapid credit growth and have also taken...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011243898
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Developing Essential Financial Markets in Smaller Economies; Stylized Facts and Policy Options
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2008
This paper surveys the foreign exchange markets, money and secondary government security markets, and stock exchanges in 107 smaller economy countries. The underdevelopment of these markets impedes risk transfer, monetary policy, corporate financing, and the capacity to absorb capital inflows....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011245902
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Financial Soundness Indicators; Analytical Aspects and Country Practices
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2002
The financial turmoil of the late 1990s prompted a broad search for tools and techniques for detecting and preventing financial crises, and more recent episodes of instability have high lighted the importance of continuous monitoring of financial systems as a tool for preventing crises. This...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005590915
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Global Liquidity, Risk Premiums and Growth Opportunities
Nicoló, Gianni De; Ivaschenko, Iryna V. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2009
This paper constructs new indicators of liquidity for equity, bond and money markets in major advanced and emerging … evidence of an historical increase in market liquidity since the early 1990s, in part as a result of advances in international … financial integration, but markets have been increasingly exposed to global systemic liquidity shocks. Second, liquidity …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005826494
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Optimal Liquidity and Economic Stability
Han, Linghui; Lee, Il Houng - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2012
attention was paid to the potential spillover of excess liquidity. This paper suggests a notional level of "optimal" liquidity …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010790278
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The Development of Local Debt Markets in Asia
Goswami, Mangal; Sharma, Sunil - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2011
development has been limited by hurdles confronting borrowers and lenders, current and potential liquidity providers, and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009151210