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Bank Consolidation and Performance : The Argentine Experience
International Monetary Fund - 2004
We examine a large panel of more than 100 banks from Argentina to study the effects of bank consolidation on … performance between December 1995 and December 2000, a period of heavy bank consolidation and relative calm. Overall, we find a … positive and significant effect of bank consolidation on bank performance. Bank returns increase with consolidation, and …
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Republic of Kazakhstan : Financial Sector Assessment Program Update—Technical Note—Bank Profitability and Competition
International Monetary Fund - 2004
This technical note explores the reasons for a comparatively high interest rate spread in Kazakhstan in the context of competition in the banking sector. In spite of significant gains in efficiency made in recent years, operational costs and provisioning for loan losses remain high compared with...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014407263
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Strengthening Recycling Value Chains
International Monetary Fund - 2023
Corporate priorities, government policies, and public demand are driving companies across the world to improve their environmental and social footprint. In South Africa, the Petco Producer Responsibility Organisation NPC is scaling up the recycling of plastics, while improving livelihoods for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014579201
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Trade Interconnectedness : The World with Global Value Chains
International Monetary Fund - 2013
The aim of this paper is to address the implications of Global Value Chains (GVCs) for the Fund's surveillance work. The paper first draws on the World Input-Output Database (WIOD) to document the dynamics of trade linkages between countries and regions through GVCs and its impact on the real...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014410433
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Indonesia: selected issues
Adler, Gustavo; Li, Xianming; Ramakrishnan, Uma; … - 2010
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009504203
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Indonesia: financial system stability assessment
Lim, Cheng Hoon; Ferhani, Hervé - 2010
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009505051
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Indonesia: selected issues
Heenan, Geoffrey; Benedek, Dora; Zhou, Sarah; Chivakul, Mali - 2011
This study estimated Indonesia's potential growth rate and examined its underlying determinants. Implementing a … stability, and support capital market development. This paper also reviews the level and structure of tax revenues in Indonesia …, estimates tax effort and tax efficiency, and discusses potential areas of revenue mobilization. Indonesia's financial linkages …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009510804
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Indonesia : sustaining growth during global volatility
Rumbaugh, Thomas (ed.) - 2012
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009582713
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Indonesia Financial Sector Assessment Program : Insurance Core Principles
International Monetary Fund - 2017
This assessment of insurance regulation in Indonesia was carried out as part of the 2016-17 Financial Sector Assessment …
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Republic of Indonesia Financial Sector Assessment
International Monetary Fund - 2017
Indonesia has exhibited strong macroeconomic performance, but developmental needs remain significant. To raise the … living standards of a large population dispersed over thousands of islands, Indonesia must address several key challenges … interest subsidy add-on; a deposit interest rate ceiling; requirements for non-bank financial institutions to hold debt issued …
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