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Republic of Serbia Financial Sector Assessment Program Update : Corporate and Household Debt Restructuring
International Monetary Fund - 2009
Nonperforming Loans (NPLs) in the banking system constituted 16.5 percent of total loans, owing primarily to the corporate sector. The Credit Bureau, maintained by the Association of Serbian Banks, also discloses dramatic increases in corporate and retail defaults over the past year. NPL...
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Republic of Serbia : Financial Sector Assessment Program Update: Technical Note on Corporate and Household Debt Restructuring
International Monetary Fund - 2010
This Technical Note assesses Corporate and Household Debt Restructuring in Serbia. As of June 2009, nonperforming loans (NPLs) in the banking system constituted 16.5 percent of total loans, owing primarily to the corporate sector. This marks a significant increase over 2008 and, despite a...
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Spain : Financial Sector Assessment Program: Technical Note: Housing Prices, Household Debt, and Financial Stability
International Monetary Fund - 2006
This report reviews the macroeconomic determinants of the rapid growth in the Spanish housing market, including various policy elements. It examines the vulnerabilities of households' finances as a result of the rapid growth of housing prices and mortgage debt. It also describes the Spanish...
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Spain : Vulnerabilities of Private Sector Balance Sheets and Risks to the Financial Sector Technical Notes
International Monetary Fund - 2012
This technical note assesses the vulnerabilities of household and corporate sector balance sheets and quantifies the potential impacts from macroeconomic shocks using sensitivity and contingent claims analyses. The note analyzes the risks to the Spanish financial stability arising from household...
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Rwanda; Second Review Under the Policy Support Instrument and Request for Modification of Assessment Criteria: Staff Report; Staff Supplement; Press Release
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2011
Based on the economic developments and policies of Rwanda, the staff’s report was prepared. The rising global food and fuel prices have begun to elevate inflationary shares. The authorities are streamlining expenditures and introducing further reforms in revenue administration and public...
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Republic of Serbia; Selected Issues
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2008
and policy developments in Serbia. The analysis indicates that privatization can result in sizable fiscal savings. …
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Morocco; 2005 Article IV Consultation: Staff Report; Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for Morocco
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2005
significantly reduce poverty and unemployment. Growth averaged 3 percent over the last decade. It has been volatile because of the …
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Australia : selected issues
Schule, Werner; Jauregui, Juan; Sun, Yan; Basu, Suman - 2011
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Malawi Financial Sector Assessment Program : Contractual Savings - Insurance and Pensions
International Monetary Fund - 2008
The penetration level of the insurance and pension sectors in Malawi is low, but it seems adequate as compared with other countries in similar stages of development. Concentration and costs are high, the regulatory framework is outdated or inexistent and supervision is weak. An innovative pilot...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012247124
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Neglected Heterogeneity and Dynamics in Cross-Country Savings Regressions
International Monetary Fund - 1999
This paper examines the extent to which conclusions of cross-country studies of private savings are robust to allowing … for the possible heterogeneity of savings behavior across countries and the inclusion of dynamics. It shows that … neglecting heterogeneity and dynamics can lead to misleading inferences about the key determinants of savings behavior. The …
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