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Debt-Equity Composition of International Investment
International Monetary Fund - 1988
Capital flows to the nonindustrial countries share three striking characteristics. First, the bulk, of these flows was in the form of debt, not equity; second, the loans were mostly to, or guaranteed by, debtor governments; and third, these debts were largely bank loans, not bonds. This paper...
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Risk Instability and the Pattern of Foreign Direct Investment in the Middle East and North Africa Region
International Monetary Fund - 2004
This paper demonstrates that instability associated with investment risk is critical in explaining the level of foreign direct investment for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) countries, which generally have higher investment risk than developed countries. The empirical results support...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014401431
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Foreign Direct Investment
International Monetary Fund - 1990
This paper summarizes the theory and empirical evidence on the determinants of foreign direct investment. These determinants include expected relative rates of return, risk diversification, market size, technological advantage, market failure, oligopolistic rivalry, liquidity, currency strength,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014396385
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Republic of Argentina : Principles for Insurance Supervision
International Monetary Fund - 2011
This assessment is focused on the Superintendencia de Seguros de la Nacion (SSN) in Argentina. SSN has responsibility …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012247696
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Republic of Argentina Financial Sector Assessment : IOSCO Objectives and Principles of Securities Regulation
International Monetary Fund - 2011
This assessment finds that Argentina has made significant progress to improve its securities regulatory system within … the existing legal framework. Specifically, Argentina operates a highly, even uniquely, transparent securities regulatory … regulation was conducted between May 11 and May 26, 2011 in Buenos Aires, Argentina and includes references to certain post on …
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Republic of Argentina Financial Sector Assessment : Basel Core Principles for Effective Banking Supervision
International Monetary Fund - 2011
The Central Bank of Argentina (BCRA) and the Superintendence of Financial Entities (SEFyC) are to be commended on their …). This assessment of the state of compliance with the Basel Core Principles (BCPs) in Argentina has been undertaken as part …
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Amendment to Steps to Address Excessive Delays in the Completion of Article IV Consultations or Mandatory Financial Stability Assessments and Application to the Case of Argentina
International Monetary Fund - 2016
Management has received a request from the Argentine authorities to publish documents on economic developments in the country prepared by Fund staff for informal Board briefings in 2013-15. The Argentine authorities see publication of these papers as part of their commitment to transparency and...
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Argentina : 2005 Article IV Consultation: Staff Report; Staff Supplement; Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for A...
International Monetary Fund - 2005
This 2005 Article IV Consultation highlights that Argentina’s economy has rebounded strongly from the financial crisis …
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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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014401147
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Argentina : Request for Stand-By Arrangement—Staff Report; Press Release on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for Argentina
International Monetary Fund - 2003
In recent years, the IMF has released a growing number of reports and other documents covering economic and financial developments and trends in member countries. Each report, prepared by a staff team after discussions with government officials, is published at the option of the member country
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014403125