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Euro Area Policies; Selected Issues Paper
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2013
mechanism and monetary policies. The European Central Bank has announced the Outright Monetary Transactions framework to address … severe distortions in sovereign bond markets and safeguard monetary transmission. The cost of unsecured bond issuance remains … periphery spreads. Weak growth and high levels of private balance sheet debt in the periphery are weighing on the health of bank …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011243037
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Thailand; Financial Sector Assessment Program: Technical Note: Fixed Income Markets
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2009
This technical note focuses on fixed income markets for Thailand. The note recommends that Thailand should begin an orderly transition from merit-based regulation of corporate issuers and institutional investors to a disclosure-based regulatory system that opens the debt market to a larger and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011243082
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People's Republic of China; Financial System Stability Assessment
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2011
This report discusses the IMF/World Bank Financial Sector Assessment Program (FSAP) exercise for China undertaken …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011243609
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Republic of Korea; 2009 Article IV Consultation: Staff Report; Staff Statement; Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director...
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2009
This 2009 Article IV Consultation highlights that like other open economies, Korea was hard hit by the global financial crisis during the last quarter of 2008. The authorities responded with a timely and comprehensive set of financial market and macrostabilization measures. Executive Directors...
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India; 2008 Article IV Consultation: Staff Report; Staff Statement; Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for India
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2009
India’s financial system compares favorably internationally, but rising credit risk and liquidity pressures are … policies. The authorities have already taken numerous welcome measures in response to the crisis. The Reserve Bank of India has … liquidity requirement together with stepped-up open market operations have been fully warranted. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244299
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People’s Republic China; Detailed Assessment Report: CPSS-IOSCO Recommendations for Securities Settlement Systems and Central Counterparties
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2012
presented. The bond market comprises the interbank bond market, the exchange bond market, and the bank counter market. The two …
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Developing Essential Financial Markets in Smaller Economies; Stylized Facts and Policy Options
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2008
This paper surveys the foreign exchange markets, money and secondary government security markets, and stock exchanges in 107 smaller economy countries. The underdevelopment of these markets impedes risk transfer, monetary policy, corporate financing, and the capacity to absorb capital inflows....
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European Union; Publication of Financial Sector Assessment Program Documentation—Technical Note on Stress Testing of Banks
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2013
This article summarizes the European Union’s stress testing exercises and future priorities. The 2011 solvency stress testing was marked by methodology and data. The exercise forced banks to increase the quality and quantity of capitalization. This test has many controversial issues, but...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244482
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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
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 guarantees, and recapitalization were associated with a reduction …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008559268
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What Drives China's Interbank Market?
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2009
Interest rates in China comprise a mix of both market determined interest rates (interbank rates and bond yields), and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008528670