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Jamaica SME Finance
International Monetary Fund - 2015
financial sector is scarcely used to finance their investments. The lack of funding for the SME sector, or its high cost, has a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012564646
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Algeria; Selected Issues
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2008
channels. This study analyzes the nexus of bank financing of public enterprises in the ongoing national investment program (NIP …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011242931
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Republic of Korea; Selected Issues
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2010
This paper analyzes the implications of global rebalancing in the post-crisis period for Korea and how high leverage in the household and SMEs sectors could affect this process. The first section of the paper discusses implications of global rebalancing for Korea using simulations from the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011243587
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Japan; Financial Sector Assessment Program—Technical Note on Credit Intermediation
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2012
-affiliated institutions, promotion of electronic registrations, risk-based financing, and reinforcing bank administrations. The Board takes up …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244991
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Impact of the global crisis on banking sector soundness in Asian low-income countries
Ree, Jack Joo K. - 2011
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009425652
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Bank Reform and Bank Efficiency in Pakistan
International Monetary Fund - 2001
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,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014400681
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Competition in Indian Banking
International Monetary Fund - 2005
It is widely perceived that competition in the Indian banking sector has increased since the inception of the financial sector reforms in 1992. Using annual data on scheduled commercial banks for the period 1996-2004, the paper evaluates the validity of this claim in the Indian context. The...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014400691
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Recapitalizing Banks with Public Funds : Selected Issues
International Monetary Fund - 1999
intervention and careful management at both the strategic and individual bank levels. This paper highlights the range of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014400966
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Policies to Mitigate Procyclicality
International Monetary Fund - 2009
This paper examines the reasons for this, specifically focusing on regulations or market practices that can accentuate economic cycles. Although recognizing various practical limitations, new policy responses are identified that could help to mitigate procyclicality. Although economic cycles are...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014401004
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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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014401147