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Germany; Technical Note on Banking Sector Structure
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2011
savings, and bank profitability and efficiency. It also examines the benefits of public involvement and governance in the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244755
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Belgium; Technical Note on Financial Conglomerate Supervision
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2013
Belgian financial conglomerates (FCs) remained important players in the Belgian financial sector, despite significant restructuring following the global financial crisis. FCs operated in multiple streams of the financial sector, especially in banking and insurance. Owing to their economic reach...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244943
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Subsidiaries or Branches; Does One Size Fit All?
Fiechter, Jonathan; Ötker, Inci; Ilyina, Anna; Hsu, Michael - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2011
Staff Discussion Notes showcase the latest policy-related analysis and research being developed by individual IMF staff and are published to elicit comment and to further debate. These papers are generally brief and written in nontechnical language, and so are aimed at a broad audience...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011245896
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Cooperative Banks and Financial Stability
Cihák, Martin; Hesse, Heiko - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2007
presence on bank stability is positive on average but insignificant in some specifications. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005263860
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Liechtenstein; Assessment of the Supervision and Regulation of the Financial Sector Volume II-Detailed Assessment of Observance of Standards and Codes
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2003
This report on the offshore financial center program contains technical advice and recommendations given by the staff team of the International Monetary Fund in response to Liechtenstein’s request for technical assistance. It provides detailed assessment of observance of the Basel Core...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005824996
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The Rise of Foreign Investment in China's Banks; Taking Stock
Leigh, Lamin; Podpiera, Richard - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2006
. While in most other countries foreign bank entry took the form of direct takeover or majority shareholding, foreign …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005825702
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Financial Infrastructure, Group Interests, and Capital Accumulation; Theory, Evidence, and Policy
Bossone, Biaggio; Mahajan, Sandeep; Zahir, Farah - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2003
This study presents a theory of financial infrastructure - or the set of rules, institutions, and systems within which agents carry out financial transactions. It investigates the effects of financial infrastructure development on financial architecture and real capital accumulation, taking into...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005826055
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From the Front Lines At Seoul Bank; Restructuring and Reprivatization
Kang, Chungwon - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2003
Soon after Korea agreed to an IMF-supported program, Seoul Bank and Korea First Bank were nationalized through an … foreign investors. Korea First Bank was sold to foreign investors at the end of 1999. Seoul Bank, however, remained a … government-owned bank, managed by a team of professionals recruited from outside of the traditional banking sector. This paper …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005826630
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Eastern Caribbean Currency Union; Financial System Stability Assessment, including Report on the Observance of Standards and Codes on Banking Supervision
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2004
This Financial System Stability Assessment on the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union (ECCU) reviews overall stability assessment. The fiscal position of the governments in the region has deteriorated sharply in recent years. A source of strength of the ECCU has been the large historical presence...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005768555
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Financial Reforms and Interest Rate Spreads in the Commercial Banking System in Malawi
Chirwa, Ephraim W.; Mlachila, Montfort - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2002
system in Malawi. The financial reform program commenced in 1989 when both the Reserve Bank Act and the Banking Act were … power, high reserve requirements, high central bank discount rate and high inflation. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005768992