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Sweden; Financial Sector Assessment Program Update: Technical Note on Reviewing the Systemic Liquidity Risk Management Framework
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2011
The Swedish banking system faced a severe liquidity strain during the global financial crisis owing to their extensive … recommendations made in the Financial Sector Assessment Program (FSAP) Update in the area of systemic liquidity risk management …, especially in relatively weak areas and some aspects of Riksbank’s domestic liquidity toolkit. But it does not cover a range of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011243697
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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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Luxembourg; 2009 Article IV Consultation: Staff Report; Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for Luxembourg
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2009
The adverse impact of the crisis on Luxembourg’s growth outlook is partly mitigated by the authorities’ well-conceived fiscal policy response. The staff report for Luxembourg’s 2009 Article IV Consultation highlights economic developments and policies. It combines...
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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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Access to Bank Credit in Sub-Saharan Africa; Key Issues and Reform Strategies
Sacerdoti, Emilio - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2005
This study discusses issues of access to bank credit in Sub-Saharan Africa, and examines measures that could help facilitate access by the private sector to bank credit. It reviews in particular obstacles to credit small- and medium-scale enterprises and agriculture, and examines progress in the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005264006
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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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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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Tanzania; Financial System Stability Assessment, including Reports on the Observance of Standards and Codes on Banking Supervision
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2003
The staff report summarizes the financial sector issues of Tanzania. It assesses the overall stability and development issues, and provides an overview of the financial system highlighting its soundness and vulnerabilities. It analyzes risk management, regulation and supervision, and the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005591619
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Switzerland; 2009 Article IV Consultation: Staff Report; Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for Switzerland
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2009
Switzerland is affected by the global crisis through the stock effect, the flow effect, and the trade effect. Along with a sharp contraction in exports, investments are now being postponed. Consumption has held up well so far, but as unemployment rises, household spending will lose momentum. The...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011242749
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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