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Contingent Capital; Economic Rationale and Design Features

Pazarbasioglu, Ceyla; Zhou, Jian-Ping; Leslé, Vanessa Le; … - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2011

The causes of the global financial crisis were multi-faceted but revealed still unresolved weaknesses in national and international financial oversight and resolution frameworks. In particular, many governments in the crisis-hit countries had to provide unprecedented levels of support to contain...

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Audit Committees in Central Banks

Sullivan, Kenneth; Gilson, Marie-Thérèse Camilleri; … - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2007

accountability and good central bank governance. It outlines the motivations for the establishment of audit committees in commercial … bank. The paper focuses on the functions of an audit committee, since the terminology of the governance structure is often … implications for central bank legislation. …

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Public Financial Institutions in Developed Countries; Organization and Oversight

Ratnovski, Lev; Narain, Aditya - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2007

While public financial institutions (such as public development banks) are commonly associated with developing countries, in fact they are prevalent in the developed world as well. We study a sample of public financial institutions in industrialized countries and identify dominant trends in...

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What Role Can Financial Policies Play in Revitalizing SMEs in Japan?

Lam, Raphael W.; Shin, Jongsoon - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2012

The paper discusses the role the financial sector can play in supporting growth in Japan. While overall credit conditions have been accommodative, credit growth has remained weak, especially for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Firm-level SME data and sectoral corporate balance sheets...

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Unstash the Cash! Corporate Governance Reform in Japan

Aoyagi, Chie; Ganelli, Giovanni - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2014

Japanâ€™s high corporate savings might be holding back growth. We focus on the causes and consequences of the current corporate behavior and suggest options for reform. In particular, Japanâ€™s weak corporate governanceâ€”as measured by available indexesâ€”might be...

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South Africa; Report on the Observance of Standards and Codes on Banking Supervision, Insurance Supervision, and Securities' Regulation

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2010

In South Africa, long-term insurers experienced some strains during the financial crisis, but there were no crisis-related failures. The capital markets suffered sharp declines but no systemic failures. The three standards assessments have found the regulatory system fundamentally sound. The...

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Germany; Detailed Assessment Report on Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2010

This Detailed Assessment Report reviews antimoney laundering and combating the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) measures for Germany. The report reveals that Germany has introduced a number of measures in recent years to strengthen its AML/CFT regime. Germany has generated a relatively large...

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