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Systemic risk and asymmetric responses in the financial industry

Lopez-Espinosa, German; Moreno, Antonio; Rubia, Antonio; … - 2012

the asymmetric response of the banking system to positive and negative shocks to the market-valued balance sheets of …

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Prudential Liquidity Regulation in Developing Countries; A Case Study of Rwanda

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2012

This paper analyses the prudential liquidity management framework, in particular the quantitative indicators employed by the central bank of Rwanda in response to the domestic liquidity crisis in 2008/09. It emphasises that the quantitative methods used in the monitoring and assessment of...

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Is there a Role for Funding in Explaining Recent U.S. Banks' Failures?

Bologna, Pierluigi - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2011

explaining banks' probability of default. By confirming the role of funding as the driver of banking crisis, the paper also … recognizes that the new liquidity framework proposed by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision appears to have the features …

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A Framework for the Analysis of Financial Reforms and the Cost of official Safety Nets

Isard, Peter; Rojas-Suárez, Liliana; Mathieson, Donald J. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 1992

’ expected deposit insurance funding obligations even with strong prudential supervision. Moreover, given the distortions in a … with deposit insurance, particularly when the debt-servicing capacity of nonfinancial firms is low. …

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Bank Efficiency in Sub-Saharan African Middle Income Countries

Chen, Chuling - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2009

We use bank level data to study the efficiency of banks in Sub-Saharan African middle-income countries and provide possible explanations for the difference in the efficiency levels of banks. We find that banks, on average, could save 20-30 percent of their total costs if they were operating...

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Bank Behavior in Developing Countries; Evidence From East Africa

Podpiera, Richard; Cihák, Martin - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2005

We analyze the structure, performance, and role of banking systems in the three member countries of the East African … adverse effect on the effectiveness and efficiency of banking sectors in developing countries. International banks are … presence of international banks may not lead to increased competition and provision of banking services if weak institutions …

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The Transmission of Financial Stress From Advanced to Emerging Economies

Danninger, Stephan; Tytell, Irina; Balakrishnan, Ravi; … - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2009

This paper studies how financial stress is transmitted from advanced to emerging economies, using a new financial stress index for emerging economies. An episode of financial stress is defined as a period when the financial system's ability to intermediate may be impaired. Previous financial...

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How Effective is Fiscal Policy Response in Systemic Banking Crises?

Gupta, Sanjeev; Mulas-Granados, Carlos; Baldacci, Emanuele - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2009

This paper studies the effects of fiscal policy response in 118 episodes of systemic banking crisis in advanced and …

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Foreign Exchange Market Organization in Selected Developing and Transition Economies; Evidence From a Survey

Kriljenko, Jorge Iván Canales - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2004

The foreign exchange market microstructures in developing and transition economies are characterized by the results from the IMF's 2001 Survey on Foreign Exchange Market Organization. The survey found that these markets are usually unified onshore spot markets for U.S. dollars, where...

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Interest Rates, Credit Rationing, and Investment in Developing Countries

Nkusu, Mwanza - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2003

This paper examines the impact of interest rates and inflation on bank loans and investment within a framework that mimics the financial sectors prevailing in most low-income developing countries. The paper emphasizes the importance of treating the lending and deposit rates of interest as...

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