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Jamaica Consumer Protection and Financial Literacy

International Monetary Fund - 2015

This technical note is based on a mission conducted from April 24 to May 9, 2014 to Kingston and other parts of Jamaica. The mission also conducted a short mystery shopping exercise with the assistance of a representative from the national consumer’s league. Valuable comments on the draft note...

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Italy : Assessing Competition and Efficiency in the Banking System

International Monetary Fund - 2007

The paper assesses the degree of banking competition and efficiency in Italy?over time as well as compared to that in … other countries, such as France, Germany, Spain, the United Kingdom, and the United States. The paper finds competition in …. The degree of competition falls within the range of estimates for a set of comparator countries. Greater contestability …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014400137

Competition in Indian Banking

International Monetary Fund - 2005

It is widely perceived that competition in the Indian banking sector has increased since the inception of the financial … competitive conditions and earns revenues as if under monopolistic competition …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014400691

Competitiveness in the Baltics in the Run-Up to EU Accession

International Monetary Fund - 2003

This paper analyzes competitiveness in the Baltics in the run-up to European Union accession. Several factors appear to have driven movements in equilibrium real exchange rates in the Baltics since the start of the transition process. In the earlier years of transition, price liberalization,...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014407140

Republic of Kazakhstan : Financial Sector Assessment Program Update—Technical Note—Bank Profitability and Competition

International Monetary Fund - 2004

competition in the banking sector. In spite of significant gains in efficiency made in recent years, operational costs and …

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Assessing Competitiveness Using Industry Unit Labor Costs : An Application to Slovakia

International Monetary Fund - 2012

Conceptual ambiguities and statistical weaknesses hamper the assessment of external competitiveness. The term competitiveness, while applied extensively, is often imprecisely defined, which can result in analytical errors and mistaken policy advice. Furthermore, aggregate statistical measures of...

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South Africa; Report on the Observance of Standards and Codes on Banking Supervision, Insurance Supervision, and Securities' Regulation

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2010

In South Africa, long-term insurers experienced some strains during the financial crisis, but there were no crisis-related failures. The capital markets suffered sharp declines but no systemic failures. The three standards assessments have found the regulatory system fundamentally sound. The...

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Switzerland; Financial Sector Assessment Program: Technical Note: An Assessment of Insurance Core Principles for the Reinsurance Industry

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2007

This technical note discusses key findings of the assessment of Insurance Core Principles (ICP) for the reinsurance industry for Switzerland. It reveals that the Swiss reinsurance market is dominated by three large players with a strong international presence. The reinsurance industry comprises...

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Belgium; Detailed Assessment of Observance of Insurance Core Principles

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2013

The Belgian insurance industry was adversely affected by the global financial crisis and continued to confront challenges related to legacy assets and economic uncertainties in Europe. The Belgian authorities have made significant progress in updating the insurance regulatory regime and...

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Spain; Report on the Observance of Standards and Codes: Summary Assessments

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2012

This paper presents assessment results for the current state of the implementation of the Basel Core Principles for Effective Banking Supervision (BCP) in Spain. It found that significant changes have occurred in Spain since the last Financial Sector Assessment Program. The most serious has been...

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