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Bangladesh; Financial System Stability Assessment
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2010
This paper reports on Bangladesh’s Financial System Stability Assessment. Considerable progress has been made in strengthening the resilience of the country's financial sector. Total assets of the banking sector have increased twofold since 2003, and credit to the private sector has risen...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011245298
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Romania; Financial Sector Stability Assessment
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2010
This paper discusses key findings of the financial sector stability assessment for Romania. The assessment reveals that in recent years, Romania’s financial sector regulatory authorities have made significant progress in adopting international best practices, including through...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011245535
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Ghana; Financial System Stability Assessment Update, including Reports on the Observance of Standards and Codes on the following topics: Banking Supervision, Insurance Regulation,...
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2003
The main vulnerabilities in the financial sector can be found in the banking system and the social security fund (SSNIT). The Ghanaian financial sector is also confronted by a large number of development challenges. The factual updates of Ghana’s observance of the three international...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005252547
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International Transmission of Bank and Corporate Distress
Papa M'B. P. N'Diaye; Gray, Dale F.; Tamirisa, Natalia T.; … - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2010
December 2008. The results point to two-way causality between bank and corporate distress and to significant global … advanced economies has a larger impact on economic growth in emerging economies than bank distress in advanced economies has …. In contrast, activity in advanced economies is more vulnerable to bank distress than to corporate distress. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008542980
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The GCC Banking Sector; Topography and Analysis
Khamis, May Y.; Al-Hassan, Abdullah; Oulidi, Nada - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2010
In this paper, we analyze the evolution of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) banking sectors in the six member countries including ownership, concentration, cross-border linkages, balance sheet exposures and risks, recent trends in credit growth, and financial soundness. We identify risks to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008470388
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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
credit growth in select countries. We develop regression models of the fundamental determinants of bank credit and use them …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008528619
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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
resulting in an acceleration of bank lending. In particular, regulatory reforms pertaining to loan classification and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008528653
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Short-Versus Long-Term Credit and Economic Performance; Evidence from the WAEMU
Gbenyo, Kodzo; Kpodar, Kangni - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2010
development does support growth in the region, long-term bank financing has a greater impact on economic growth than short …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008533240
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Financial Soundness Indicators; Analytical Aspects and Country Practices
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2002
The financial turmoil of the late 1990s prompted a broad search for tools and techniques for detecting and preventing financial crises, and more recent episodes of instability have high lighted the importance of continuous monitoring of financial systems as a tool for preventing crises. This...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005590915
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Deposit Insurance; Actual and Good Practices
Garcia, G. G. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2000
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005590929