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What Caused the Global Financial Crisis; Evidenceon the Drivers of Financial Imbalances 1999: 2007

Merrouche, Ouarda; Nier, Erlend - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2010

This paper investigates empirically the drivers of financial imbalances ahead of the global financial crisis. Three factors may have contributed to the build-up of financial imbalances: (i) rising global imbalances (capital flows), (ii) monetary policy that might have been too loose, (iii)...

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Capital Account Liberalization and Financial Sector Stability

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2002

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Australian Bank and Corporate Sector Vulnerabilities; An International Perspective

Takáts, Elöd; Tumbarello, Patrizia - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2009

This paper focuses on how the exposure to the corporate sector may impact the health of the Australian banking system. It also compares Australian banks with their international peers. Finally, it investigates banks' exposure to credit risk using the new Basel II Pillar 3 disclosure data. The...

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Monetary Policy and Bank Risk-Taking

Dell'Ariccia, Giovanni - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2010

This paper contributes to the current debate on what role financial stability considerations should play in monetary policy decision and how best to integrate macro-prudential and monetary policy frameworks. The paper broadly supports the view that monetary policy easing induces greater...

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Securitization: Lessons Learned and the Road Ahead

Basurto, Miguel A. Segoviano; Jones, Bradley; Lindner, Peter - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2013

This paper examines the financial stability implications arising from securitization markets, with one eye on the past … industry developments in the years before the crisis. Emphasis is placed on the various ways in which securitization markets … securitization markets are then discussed, including a treatment of various regulatory initiatives, the operational infrastructure of …

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Addressing Information Gaps

Mulder, Christian B.; Imus, Phil De; Psalida, L. Effie; … - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2009

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Bank Funding in Central, Eastern and South Eastern Europe Post Lehman; A â€œNew Normalâ€?

Impavido, Gregorio; Rudolph, Heinz; Ruggerone, Luigi - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2013

CESEE banks are reducing foreign funding sources in response to reduced external imbalances, reduced ability to tap international savings, banking group own strategies, initiatives by some regulators, and consistently with uncertainties surrounding the future of the banking union project. In the...

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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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Republic of Kazakhstan; Financial Sector Assessment Program Updateâ€”Technical Noteâ€”Investment Opportunities for Pension Funds

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2004

This technical note examines investment opportunities for pension funds in Kazakhstan. It puts forward policy alternatives that could lead to improved management of pension fund assets in Kazakhstan. The note emphasizes prudence in the management of pension assets, given the social and fiscal...

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Bond Markets As Conduits for Capital Flows; How Does Asia Compare?

Luengnaruemitchai, Pipat; Eichengreen, Barry J. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2006

We use data on the extent to which residents of one country hold the bonds of issuers resident in another as a measure of financial integration or interrelatedness, asking how Asia compares with Europe and Latin America and with the base case in which the purchaser and issuer of the bonds reside...

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