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Rwanda; Second and Third Reviews Under the Three-Year Arrangement Under the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility, Request for Waiver of Performance Criteria, and Request for Addit...
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2004
Rwanda’s Second and Third Reviews under the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility, and request for Waiver of Performance Criteria are discussed. After an extended period characterized by a strong expansion of economic activity, real GDP growth is estimated by IMF staff to have slowed to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005825455
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How to Stop a Herd of Running Bears? Market Response to Policy Initiatives During the Global Financial Crisis
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2009
This paper examines the impact of macroeconomic and financial sector policy announcements in the United States, the United Kingdom, the euro area, and Japan during the recent crisis on interbank credit and liquidity risk premia. Announcements of interest rate cuts, liquidity support, liability...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008559268
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Djibouti; Selected Issues
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2004
The most important challenge faced by the Djibouti authorities is to achieve high rates of economic growth in order to create employment opportunities for a rapidly increasing labor force and to alleviate rising poverty. In this paper, developments and the role of the financial system during the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005591793
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Germany; Technical Note on Stress Testing
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2011
This note summarizes the stress tests undertaken for the German banking system as part of the Financial Sector … Assessment Program (FSAP) update. Solvency tests for the German banking system assessed medium-term vulnerabilities under two …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011242747
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France; Selected Issues Paper
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2010
The staff report gives details of some selected issues of France, namely its credit developments, systematic linkages of French banks, the need for a significant fiscal consolidation for macroeconomic stability, an update on the developments of France's external competitiveness, and also the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011243808
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Kingdom of Swaziland; Selected Issues and Statistical Appendix
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2008
This Selected Issues paper and Statistical Appendix for the Kingdom of Swaziland assesses the interaction of nonbank financial institutions (NBFIs) within the financial system and the real economy. Understanding the type of flows will help in designing policies to better manage capital flows and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244722
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Germany; Technical Note on Banking Sector Structure
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2011
This Technical Note focuses on banking sector structure in Germany. Germany’s banking system comprises three â …. The German banking system includes a large number of institutions in both absolute and relative terms. This note describes … the evolution of Germany’s three-pillar banking system. It analyzes capitalization, credit and the intermediation of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244755
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Rwanda; Sixth Review Under the Three-Year Arrangement Under the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility and Request for Waivers of Nonobservance of Performance Criteria: Staff Report...
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2009
This paper discusses key findings of the Sixth Review under the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility (PRGF) for Rwanda. All end-2008 quantitative performance criteria were met, and performance through March 2009 was broadly satisfactory. IMF staff recommends completion of the sixth review under...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244909
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Bangladesh; Financial System Stability Assessment
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2010
strengthening the resilience of the country's financial sector. Total assets of the banking sector have increased twofold since 2003 … the banking sector, creating potential vulnerabilities. The rapid growth in nontraditional banking activities is …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011245298
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Rwanda; Fourth Review Under the Three-Year Arrangement Under the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility and Requests for Waiver of Nonobservance of Performance Criteria and for Exte...
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2005
The Fourth Review Under the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility and Requests for Waiver of Nonobservance of Performance Criteria for Rwanda are analyzed. The implementation of policies improved considerably in 2004, although economic performance has been adversely affected by exogenous shocks....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005591604