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Financial Sector Reform in India: Time for a Second Wave?
Herd, Richard; Koen, Vincent; Patnaik, Ila; Shah, Ajay - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2011
The Indian financial system has changed considerably since the 1990s. Interest rates have been deregulated and new entrants allowed in the banking and the securities business. The Indian equity market has become world-class. New private banks have emerged that are more customer-oriented than the...
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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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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 Prudential Regulation of Financial Institutions: Why Regulatory Responses to the Crisis Might Not Prove Sufficient
White, William R. - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2014
It is now six years since a devastating financial and economic crisis rocked the global economy. Supported strongly by the G20 process, international regulators led by the Financial Stability Board have been working hard ever since to develop new regulatory standards designed to prevent a...
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Banks' Restructuring and Smooth Deleveraging of the Private Sector in Slovenia
Havrylchyk, Olena - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2013
deteriorate further, which could require significant bank recapitalisation. Updated bottom-up (i.e. loan by loan) stress tests are … assumptions should be made public. The creation of the Bank Asset Management Company (BAMC) should allow recognition of problems …
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Portugal: Rebalancing the Economy and Returning to Growth Through Job Creation and Better Capital Allocation
Pina, Álvaro; Abreu, Ildeberta - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2012
Low growth and huge current account deficits have characterised the Portuguese economy over the past decade. Easy credit in global markets, combined with the absence of incentives to limit loan-to-deposit ratios until recently, made it possible to finance internationally high levels of...
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Making the Banking Sector More Resilient and Reducing Household Debt in the Netherlands
Kierzenkowski, Rafał; Havrylchyk, Olena; Beynet, Pierre - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2014
Dutch banks were put under heavy strains early in the global downturn and have comparatively weak financial buffers to cope with new shocks. Falling house prices have increased the share of households with negative home equity to nearly 35% for home-owning households and 40% for mortgage...
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Deconstructing Canada's Housing Markets: Finance, Affordability and Urban Sprawl
Cheung, Calista - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2014
House prices have increased significantly in Canada over the past decade, driving household debt and residential construction activity to historical highs. Although macro-prudential tightening has slowed the pace of household borrowing in the last few years, house prices have continued to trend...
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Efficiency and Contestability in the Colombian Banking System
Daude, Christian; Pascal, Julien - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2015
Despite progress in the past decade, financial markets in Colombia remain relatively small and shallow. In particular the banking system suffers high intermediation costs, which limit constrains access to finance by households and firms. This paper explores some of the causes behind these...
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