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The Bali Fintech Agenda
International Monetary Fund - 2018
-ranging opportunities while raising potential risks. Fintech can support potential growth and poverty reduction by strengthening financial … and integrity. National authorities are keen to foster fintech's potential benefits and to mitigate its possible risks …. Many international and regional groupings are now examining various aspects of fintech, in line with their respective …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014408463
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Risk and the Corporate Structure of Banks
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2010
We identify different sources of risk as important determinants of banks' corporate structures when expanding into new markets. Subsidiary-based corporate structures benefit from greater protection against economic risk because of affiliate-level limited liability, but are more exposed to the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008470382
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The Credit Boom in the EU New Member States : Bad Luck or Bad Policies?
International Monetary Fund - 2010
In the past decade, most of the EU New Member States experienced a severe credit-boom bust cycle. This paper argues that the credit boom-bust cycle was to a large extent the result of factors external to the region (“bad luck”). Rapid credit growth followed from a high liquidity in global...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014402680
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Recent Export Credit Market Developments
International Monetary Fund - 1997
Export credit agencies (ECAs) have played a critical role in financing for developing countries in recent years, and officially supported export credits have been growing in volume. The current export credit exposure to developing countries and economies in transition has reached almost half a...
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Kuwait; Financial System Stability Assessment: Update
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2010
The study shows that the global financial crisis has adversely affected Kuwait’s financial system, especially in the Investment Company (IC) sector. Stress tests indicate that, in contrast to the ICs, the banking system could broadly withstand significant shocks. The Central Bank of...
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Tunisia; Financial System Stability Assessment Update
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2006
financial transparency. The stress test confirms the system's vulnerability to a sharp fall in real estate business. The banking …
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Switzerland; 2010 Article IV Consultation: Staff Report; Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion; Statement by the Executive Director for Switzerland, and Infor...
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2010
Switzerland was hard hit by the global crisis; however, the 1.5 percent contraction in 2009 compares favorably with most industrial countries. This 2010 Article IV Consultation highlights that after a year-long decline in real GDP, the economy exited the recession in mid-2009. In response to the...
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United States; 2007 Article IV Consultation: Staff Report; Staff Statement; and Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2007
This 2007 Article IV Consultation highlights that following an extended boom led by strong domestic demand, the slowdown in the United States has largely reflected a drag from residential investment as the housing market has weakened substantially. Unexpected weakness in business investment and...
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Japan; 2011 Article IV Consultation: Staff Report; Staff Supplement; Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2011
Japan has responded swiftly to stabilize markets, and activity has begun to recover. The immediate priority is to repair damaged infrastructure and facilitate a swift recovery. Financial policies should protect against the risk of an economic slowdown and higher market volatility. Timely...
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Euro Area Policies; 2011 Article IV Consultation—Lessons from the European Financial Stability Framework Exercise; and Selected Issues Paper
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2011
The European Union’s (EU) financial stability framework is being markedly strengthened. This is taking place on the heels of a severe financial crisis owing to weaknesses in the banking system interrelated with sovereign difficulties in the euro area periphery. Important progress has been...
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