This cross-country paper explains differences in external sector performance among four large euro area countries—France …, Germany, Italy, and Spain. The paper discusses that during 2001–04, the performance of the external sector differed markedly … among these four largest euro area countries. The study presented in this paper describes the evolution of the traditional …

Union is a major achievement but also a difficult process in the four countries (France, Germany, Italy, and Spain) …Fiscal deficits and the public debt has grown throughout much of the postwar period in most industrialized countries …

Systems for Denmark. The main counterparties for the assessment were Danmarks Nationalbank and the Danish Financial …

Denmark. Key recommendations arising from the assessment cover two main issues. First is the fact that the Danish Financial …

This paper discusses key findings of the Detailed Assessment of Observance of the Basel Core Principles for Denmark … orders and explanatory guidelines issued pursuant to the FBA. These provide powers for the Danish Financial Supervisory …

Denmark. The assessment recommends that securities settlement systems should have a well-founded, clear, and transparent legal …

The Financial System Stability Assessment of Denmark has been developed to identify the weakness in the financial … the overall stability assessment of the financial system and the autonomy and accountability of the Danish Financial …

The paper discusses the flexicurity model, its key policy elements, and association with a low unemployment rate and a … performance and the flexicurity model. It also presents selected stylized facts about Danish housing price developments and … and in the Danish taxation of housing …

Denmark showed strong performance owing to its stability-oriented policies, high growth rates, and low unemployment …. Executive Directors noted that the Danish flexicurity model has worked well, and stressed the need for prudent fiscal policies …. Executive Directors welcomed the outcome of the Financial Sector Assessment Program (FSAP), which found the Danish financial …

This technical note analyzes the competition in the banking sector in Denmark. It reveals that Denmark has a fairly …. The Danish Bankers Association and the Danish Consumers Association, in collaboration with the Danish Financial …