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The Per Jacobsson Lecture 2006 : Competition Policy and Monetary Policy: A Comparative Perspective
International Monetary Fund - 2006
This chapter provides a comparative perspective of competition policy and monetary policy. Monetary policy and … competition policy are two key components of public policies needed for a market economy to function well, and indeed to exist … competition policy compared is that they both serve in different ways the same objective, or at least they have one objective in …
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Economic policies for a new South Africa
Lachman, Desmond (ed.); Ballali, Daudi (contributor) - International Monetary Fund - 1992
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South Africa - Report on Observance of Standards and Codes : Banking Supervision, Insurance Supervision, and Securities Regulation
International Monetary Fund - 2013
This assessment found South Africa s regulatory system to be fundamentally sound and compliant with international standards. Banking supervision has been effective and has helped limit the impact on the financial sector of the global financial crisis. The assessment recommended that the bank...
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South Africa : Detailed Assessment of Implementation on IOSCO Principles-Securities Markets
International Monetary Fund - 2010
South Africa has made substantial progress in addressing the recommendations of the Financial Sector Assessment Program and is continuing to build upon these accomplishments. The Financial Services Board and Department of Trade and Industry both are organizations with the legal authority to...
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South Africa : 2010 Article IV Consultation-Staff Report; Staff Supplement; Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for...
International Monetary Fund - 2010
The global financial crisis had a much more pronounced impact on South Africa relative to some other large emerging markets. The overriding economic policy challenge is to reduce unemployment and inequality through higher economic growth. Unemployment is a key policy focus; and a wage subsidy...
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South Africa : 2008 Article IV Consultation: Staff Report; Staff Statement; Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussions; and Statement by the Executive Director fo...
International Monetary Fund - 2008
This 2008 Article IV Consultation highlights that South Africa’s economic performance has strengthened in the last several years, with real GDP growing by 5–51⁄2 percent in 2005–07, inflation declining to mid-single digits until recently, and employment growing steadily. However, 2008...
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South Africa : Financial System Stability Assessment, Including Report on the Observance of Standards and Codes on the following topic: Securities Regulation
International Monetary Fund - 2008
This paper discusses the Financial System Stability Assessment for South Africa, and reviews the Report on the Observance of Standards and Codes on Securities Regulation. The assessment reveals that South Africa’s sophisticated financial system is fundamentally sound and has so far weathered...
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South Africa : Detailed Assessment of Observance on the International Association of Insurance Supervisors' Insurance Core Principles
International Monetary Fund - 2010
Insurance regulation in South Africa is sound and takes a thorough approach to regulation, recognizes the scale and development of the market, and the need for effective market conduct as prudential regulation. There are particular challenges in improving standards of market conduct, in both...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014402430
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South Africa : Detailed Assessment of Compliance on Basel Core Principles for Effective Banking Supervision
International Monetary Fund - 2010
Banking supervision in South Africa has been effective in reducing the impact of the global financial crisis. The banks have remained profitable, and capital adequacy ratios have been maintained well above the regulatory minimum. The supervisory and regulatory framework has been strengthened...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014402431
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South Africa : 2009 Article IV Consultation: Staff Report; Staff Statement and Supplement; Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executi...
International Monetary Fund - 2009
The major risk factors faced by the Isle of Man (IOM), which have been given prominence by the global financial crisis, relate to large exposures toward parent banks. The recent global financial markets turmoil has had a significant impact on the Manx financial system. The paper also presents a...
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