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Slovak Republic; Financial System Stability Assessment Update, including Reports on the Observance of Standards and Codes on the following topics: Banking Supervision and Insurance...
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2007
markets remain small. Although rapid, the rate of bank credit growth seems appropriate, given the strong outlook for the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244278
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Iceland; Staff Report for Second Review Under Stand-By Arrangement and Request for Extension of the Arrangement, Rephasing of Access and Establishment of Performance Criteria.
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2010
This report discusses Iceland’s Second Review under the Stand-By Arrangement and Request for Extension of the Arrangement. Supportive fiscal policies have helped consumption hold up better than expected, while the external sector has benefited from currency depreciation and higher...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011245244
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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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People’s Republic of China; Detailed Assessment Report: Basel Core Principles for Effective Banking Supervision
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2012
A detailed assessment report on the observance of China’s compliance of Basel Core Principles for effective banking supervision is presented. Regulation and supervision of China’s banking system has made impressive progress in the past few years, led by an activist, forward-looking...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011245556
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Did the Basel Accord Cause a Credit Slowdown in Latin America?
Cosimano, Thomas F.; Chami, Ralph; Barajas, Adolfo - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2005
credit growth experienced by these countries. We find that, on average, both bank capitalization and lending activities in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005248279
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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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Factor Model for Stress-Testing with a Contingent Claims Model of the Chilean Banking System
Gray, Dale F.; Walsh, James P - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2008
Black-Scholes-Merton option-pricing theory. These risk indicators are clearly tied to macroeconomic and financial … developments in Chile and outside, but bank responses are highly heterogeneous. To reduce the number of variables linked to the … and persistence of responses of bank credit risk can vary across banks in the system. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005264053
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Default, Credit Growth, and Asset Prices
Goodhart, C. A. E.; Basurto, Miguel A. Segoviano; … - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2006
systems. Based on theory and stylized facts, the paper explores a range of financial and real variables that explain such PoDs … across time. We find property price fluctuations and bank credit to be important explanatory factors. There is two …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005264113
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Systemic Risks in Global Banking; What Available Data Can Tell Us and What More Data Are Needed?
Cerutti, Eugenio; McGuire, Patrick M.; Claessens, Stijn - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2011
closing data gaps include the G20 Data Gaps Initiative, which recommends the collection of consistent bank-level data for …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009327867