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Enhancing Financial Stability Through Better Regulation in Hungary
Molnár, Margit - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2010
The global crisis exposed weaknesses in the Hungarian financial system that pose risks to financial stability. Excessive risk-taking by banks and households had been masked by relatively stable exchange rates, the expected early adoption of the euro and unusually lax credit conditions in...
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Overcoming the Banking Crisis in Ireland
McGowan, Muge Adalet - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2011
transferred to a government controlled “bad bank”, NAMA, and the associated heavy losses fully recognised by the banks. NAMA needs … mid 2011 following stringent bank “stress tests”, which proved to be a crucial turning point in the crisis by helping to … confidence in the financial system is regained, the authorities should further restrict the government guarantee of bank …
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Issues in Private-Sector Finance in Israel
Hemmings, Philip - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2011
The 2008-09 global financial crisis did not result in the failure of any major financial institution in Israel, but it did reveal vulnerabilities in the non-banking sector . particularly in the corporate-bond market. Conservative regulation of the banking sector helped this segment avoid a...
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The German Banking System: Lessons from the Financial Crisis
Hüfner, Felix - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2010
The German banking system came under pressure during the financial crisis, not least due to its significant exposure to toxic assets which originated in the US. In the short run, the stability of the system has been achieved, in large part through substantial government support measures....
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Macroeconomic Impact of Basel III
Slovik, Patrick; Cournède, Boris - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2011
point per annum. Economic output is mainly affected by an increase in bank lending spreads as banks pass a rise in bank … Tier 1 capital ratio) could increase bank lending spreads by about 50 basis points. The estimated effects on GDP growth …
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International Capital Mobility: Which Structural Policies Reduce Financial Fragility?
Ahrend, Rudiger; Goujard, Antoine; Schwellnus, Cyrille - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2012
integration has been a major vector of contagion, and even more so when cross-border bank lending was primarily short …
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The Effectiveness of Monetary Policy since the Onset of the Financial Crisis
Bouis, Romain; Rawdanowicz, Łukasz; Renne, Jean-Paul; … - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2013
important headwinds. Third, the bank lending channel of monetary policy transmission appears to have been impaired, mainly due …
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Macroprudential Policy Tools in Norway: Strengthening Financial System Resilience
Jin, Yosuke; Lenain, Patrick; O'Brien, Paul - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2014
In Norway house prices have risen to high levels, associated with very strong credit growth, in a context of low interest rates. Such a combination was in many countries a contributory factor to the 2008- 09 crisis. The Norwegian authorities have been well aware of the problem. Below-target...
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Housing, Financial and Capital Taxation Policies to Ensure Robust Growth in Sweden
McGowan, Muge Adalet - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2013
Extensive structural reforms since the early 1990s have strengthened the resilience of the Swedish economy to shocks. However, more needs to be done to better manage near-term risks and ensure that growth remains sustainable in the longer run. Reforming the housing market would reduce the risks...
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Regulation of Financial Systems and Economic Growth
Serres, Alain de; Kobayakawa, Shuji; Sløk, Torsten; … - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2006
banking services and financial instruments. The regulatory indicators are assembled from surveys conducted by the World Bank …
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