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 …

financial sector is scarcely used to finance their investments. The lack of funding for the SME sector, or its high cost, has a … micro-entrepreneurs, with credit unions providing mostly consumer finance and an underdeveloped microfinance sector. The … authorities aim to develop a micro-credit act to make it mandatory for multilateral investment funds (MIFs) to register, and to …

France's recent economic performance has been distinctly positive, supported by policy reforms over a number of years …. Improving long-term economic performance depends crucially on significant reductions in France's high tax burden. Effective …

France’s near–term economic outlook is moderately positive, but clouded by risks from the global environment. The … government’s reformist intentions provide an historic opportunity to place France onto a sustained higher growth path with …

The staff report gives details of some selected issues of France, namely its credit developments, systematic linkages … developments of France's external competitiveness, and also the evolution of its export performance after the 2008 financial crisis …