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Spain : The Reform of Spanish Savings Banks Technical Notes
International Monetary Fund - 2012
This technical note assesses the reform of Spanish savings banks (SSBs). It provides a brief overview of the SSB institutional framework before the reform, and describes the main factors that led to the financial distress, albeit uneven, of the SSB sector. The note outlines major regulatory and...
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Tax Policy Options for a United Germany
International Monetary Fund - 1990
A central requirement in the rapid movement of German Democratic Republic (GDR) toward a market economy is the introduction of a market-oriented tax system. The paper highlights the main features of the traditional socialist tax structure of the GDR and the current tax structure of the Federal...
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Impact of the global crisis on banking sector soundness in Asian low-income countries
Ree, Jack Joo K. - 2011
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Bank Reform and Bank Efficiency in Pakistan
International Monetary Fund - 2001
Pakistan undertook major financial sector reforms starting in the late 1980s. The effects of these reforms on the profitability and cost and revenue efficiency of the banking sector are evaluated. The revenue performance of all banks, and especially the privatized banks, improved significantly,...
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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 sector reforms in 1992. Using annual data on scheduled commercial banks for the period 1996-2004, the paper evaluates the validity of this claim in the Indian context. The...
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Recapitalizing Banks with Public Funds : Selected Issues
International Monetary Fund - 1999
intervention and careful management at both the strategic and individual bank levels. This paper highlights the range of …
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Policies to Mitigate Procyclicality
International Monetary Fund - 2009
This paper examines the reasons for this, specifically focusing on regulations or market practices that can accentuate economic cycles. Although recognizing various practical limitations, new policy responses are identified that could help to mitigate procyclicality. Although economic cycles are...
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Bank Consolidation and Performance : The Argentine Experience
International Monetary Fund - 2004
We examine a large panel of more than 100 banks from Argentina to study the effects of bank consolidation on … performance between December 1995 and December 2000, a period of heavy bank consolidation and relative calm. Overall, we find a … positive and significant effect of bank consolidation on bank performance. Bank returns increase with consolidation, and …
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Cross-Border Coordination of Prudential Supervision and Deposit Guarantees
International Monetary Fund - 2008
The scramble to expand deposit guarantees in Europe in response to recent financial turmoil confirms that the on-going integration of European financial markets requires closer coordination of prudential policies and financial safety nets. We study the optimal design of prudential supervision...
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Singapore : Selected Issues
International Monetary Fund - 2000
Singapore’s economic growth has been heavily dependent on factor accumulation during the past three decades. Attempts to gauge productivity growth in Singapore and other East Asian countries has led to the widely publicized debate on whether the East Asian “miracle” was driven by factor...
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