loans are. The chapter is organized as follows: section II.B discusses credit developments in the last decade and factors …-country experiences with policy responses to rapid credit growth of foreign currency credit and discuss recent policy measures taken in …

procyclicality of bank credit dynamics to the private sector and contain systemic risk. Reserve requirements, in particular, have … new cross-country evidence on how they influence real private bank credit growth. Our results show that these instruments …

This paper is an analysis of Japan’s credit channel. The economic condition has no hindrance, but credit demand showed … aspects act as an impediment to credit control. The Executive Board expects restructuring of financial policies in government … this paper as a study of Japan’s thoughts in an efficient route to credit boom …

This 2006 Article IV Consultation highlights that a broad-based economic upturn is under way in Sweden, spurred by …

In Sweden, the authorities have indicated that their medium-term fiscal strategy is based on restraining expenditures …

This Selected Issues paper on Sweden analyzes possible adjustments to the fiscal framework that the authorities may … wish to consider. The paper starts with a brief description of Sweden’s fiscal framework, followed by an assessment of the … framework’s strengths and weaknesses. The scope for stabilization policy in Sweden is analyzed. The paper describes the …

weakness led to slower growth of Sweden in 2001. Private consumption stagnated despite rising disposable income, owing to …

This Selected Issues paper on Sweden reviews economic developments in Sweden during 1994–98. In 1994, the general …