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South Africa; Financial System Stability Assessment, Including Report on the Observance of Standards and Codes on the following topic: Securities Regulation

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2008

This paper discusses the Financial System Stability Assessment for South Africa, and reviews the Report on the Observance of Standards and Codes on Securities Regulation. The assessment reveals that South Africaâ€™s sophisticated financial system is fundamentally sound and has so far...

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Denmark; Financial Sector Assessment Program: Technical Note: Stress Testing

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2007

, credit risk could materialize, causing a substantial deterioration in banksâ€™ results. …

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Jamaica; Financial System Stability Assessment, including Reports on the Observance of Standards and Codes on the following topics: Basel Core Principles for Effective Banking Supe...

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2006

This paper discusses key findings of the Financial System Stability Assessment on the Basel Core Principles for Effective Banking Supervision, the Committee for Payment and Settlement Systems (CPSS) Core Principles for Systemically Important Payment Systems, and IMF Monetary and Financial Policy...

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Czech Republic; Detailed Assessment of Observance of Basel Core Principles for Effective Banking Supervision

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2012

This paper presents detailed assessment of the Czech Republicâ€™s compliance with Basel Core Principles (BCPs) for effective banking supervision. Many earlier weaknesses have been addressed, either through domestic measures or by implementing European Union-wide rules and regulations. An...

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Stress Testing of Financial Systems; An Overview of Issues, Methodologies, and FSAP Experiences

Peria, Maria Soledad Martinez; Majnoni, Giovanni; … - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2001

The paper has three objectives. After a general introduction to some of the concepts and basic techniques of stress testing, the paper gives an overview of some of the conceptual issues involved in evaluating risks at the aggregated level of financial systems. Second, this study provides a basic...

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Macroprudential Policy; What Instruments and How to Use them? Lessons From Country Experiences

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2011

This paper provides the most comprehensive empirical study of the effectiveness of macroprudential instruments to date. Using data from 49 countries, the paper evaluates the effectiveness of macroprudential instruments in reducing systemic risk over time and across institutions and markets. The...

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Credit Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa; Sources, Risks, and Policy Responses

Khamis, May Y.; Iossifov, Plamen - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2009

In this paper, we analyze credit growth in Sub-Saharan Africa over the past decade focusing on the post-2002 rapid … credit growth in select countries. We develop regression models of the fundamental determinants of bank credit and use them … to examine whether they can fully explain developments in rapid credit growth countries. We then argue that rapid credit …

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Modernizing Bank Regulation in Support of Financial Deepening; The Case of Uruguay

Wezel, Torsten; Mansilla, Mario; Adler, Gustavo - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2009

This paper studies how Uruguay's regulatory framework was gradually strengthened to address shortcomings identified during the 2002-03 crisis, to align with international standards and, more recently, to deal with cyclical pressures resulting in an acceleration of bank lending. In particular,...

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The Crisis; Basic Mechanisms and Appropriate Policies

Blanchard, Olivier J. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2009

The purpose of this lecture is to look beyond the complex events that characterize the global financial and economic crisis, identify the basic mechanisms, and infer the policies needed to resolve the current crisis, as well as the policies needed to reduce the probability of similar events in...

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Making OTC Derivatives Safe; A Fresh Look

Singh, Manmohan - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2011

Recent regulatory efforts, especially in the U.S. and Europe, are aimed at reducing moral hazard so that the next …

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