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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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The condition of banking systems in developing countries strongly influences the design and effectiveness of economic adjustment policies. Bank portfolio weakness can limit the flexibility of interest rate policy, the scope of financial reforms, and the conduct of monetary and fiscal policy....
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crises and the effectiveness of measures to deal with the problems. The linkages between deregulation of the financial sector …
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The Institutional View (IV) on the Liberalization and Management of Capital Flows, adopted in 2012, provides the basis for consistent advice, and where relevant, assessments on policies related to capital flows. This paper reviews the IV, informed by advances in research, notably the work on an...
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Capital flows have increased significantly in recent years and are a key aspect of the global monetary system. They offer potential benefits to countries, but their size and volatility can also pose policy challenges. The Fund needs to be in a position to provide clear and consistent advice with...
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Spain has achieved impressive growth in recent years—reflecting favorable competitiveness, and the impact on interest …
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Spain’s economy is facing severe challenges. Financial market tensions increased sharply in the wake of the Greek …
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sustainability in Spain. The first study discusses how best to ensure fiscal discipline at lower levels of government by examining … the institutional setting and mechanisms that make this task particularly challenging in Spain’s highly devolved political … with the fiscal costs of aging in Spain …
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