World Bank staff have developed the Bali Fintech Agenda, summarized in Annex I of this paper. The Agenda brings together and … policy discussions. It does not represent the work program of the IMF or the World Bank, nor does it aim to provide specific … guidance or policy advice. The Agenda will help guide the focus of IMF and World Bank staff in their work on fintech issues …

This paper presents evidence that spillovers through bank lending, as opposed to trade linkages and country … characteristics, can help explain contagion. We construct a measure of competition for bank funds and find evidence in favor of a …

indicators of overall bank soundness and key macroprudential indicators. Country practices and recent moves to more forward …

-affiliated institutions, promotion of electronic registrations, risk-based financing, and reinforcing bank administrations. The Board takes up …

To test the role of bank lending in transmitting currency crisis we examine a panel of BIS data on bank flows to 30 … emerging markets disaggregated by 11 banking centers. We find that bank exposures to a crisis country help predict bank flows …

borrowers to assess collateralized financing practices from a development perspective. The work of the IMF and World Bank …

The volume of credit extended by a bank can be an informative signal of its abilities in loan selection and management …