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Leverage? What Leverage? A Deep Dive into the U.S. Flow of Funds in Search of Clues to the Global Crisis

Bayoumi, Tamim; Bhatia, Ashok Vir - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2012

. Instead it shows, first, that the use of ill-suited collateral in the secured funding operations of U.S.-based investment …

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Germany; Financial System Stability Assessment, including Reports on the Observance of Standards and Codes on the following topics: Banking Supervision, Securities Regulation, Insurance Regulation, Monetary and Financial Policy Transparency, Payment Systems, and Securities Settlement

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2003

The German financial system is complex and highly diversified. The second most important class of financial institutions is insurance and pension companies. Germany has taken steps to enhance accounting and auditing practices and to align corporate governance with best international practices....

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Albania; Financial System Stability Assessment, including Reports on the Observance of Standards and Codes on the following topics: Banking Supervision and Payment Systems

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2005

This paper discusses key finding of the Financial System Stability Assessment, including Reports on the Observance of Standards and Codes (ROSC) on the Banking Supervision and Payment Systems in Albania. The assessment reveals that the Albanian financial system is not highly vulnerable to...

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Ukraine; Financial System Stability Assessment, including Reports on the Observance of Standards and Codes on the following topics: Monetary and Financial Policy Transparency, Banking Supervision, and Payment Systems

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2003

This Financial System Stability Assessment paper for Ukraine reviews financial sector issues and highlights macroeconomic developments, vulnerabilities, and soundness of the financial system. It discusses creditors' rights, insolvency, and corporate governance, and Anti-Money Laundering and...

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Republic of Moldova; Financial System Stability Assessment, including Reports on the Observance of Standards and Codes on the following topics: Monetary and Financial Policy Transparency, Banking Supervision

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2005

This paper reviews Moldovaâ€™s Financial System Stability Assessment, including Reports on the Observance of Standards and Codes on Monetary and Financial Policy Transparency, and Banking Supervision. Compliance with the Basel Core Principles and the IMF Code of Good Practices on...

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Azerbaijan Republic; 2003 Article IV Consultation, Second Review Under the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility, and Requests for Waivers of Performance Criteria, Extension of Arrangement and Rephasing of Purchases-Staff Report; Staff Supplement; Public Information Notice and Press Release on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for the Azerbaijan Republic

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2003

This paper evaluates Azerbaijanâ€™s 2003 Article IV Consultation, Second Review Under the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility (PRGF), and Requests for Waivers of Performance Criteria, Extension of Arrangement and Rephasing of Purchases. Performance relative to the quantitative targets...

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Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia; Financial System Stability Assessment, including Reports on the Observance of Standards and Codes on the following topics: Banking Supervision, Payment Systems, Monetary and Financial Policy Transparency, and Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2003

The financial system remains vulnerable to weak governance in smaller banks and also to weaknesses in banksâ€™ balance sheets. Banking is characterized by high real interest rates, large spreads, and a limited appetite for lending. Stress tests indicate that the banking system is relatively...

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Uganda; Financial System Stability Assessment, including Reports on the Observance of Standards and Codes on the following topics: Monetary and Financial Policy Transparency, Banking Supervision, Securities Regulation, and Payment Systems

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2003

This paper presents findings of Ugandaâ€™s Financial System Stability Assessment, including Reports on the Observance of Standards and Codes on Monetary and Financial Policy Transparency, Banking Supervision, Securities Regulation, Insurance Regulation, Corporate Governance, and Payment...

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Collateral in Loan Classification and Provisioning

Song, Inwon - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2002

. Two key issues arise with regard to the use of collateral in the context of loan classification and provisioning. In … particular, the questions arise whether collateral should be taken into account in classifying a collateralized loan, and whether … it should be considered in calculating provisions. This paper surveys country practices in the role of collateral in loan …

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A New Financial System for Poverty Reduction and Growth

Bossone, Biaggio; Sarr, Abdourahmane - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2002

Our proposal draws on the premise that the availability of stable demand deposits for bank lending, in the process of which inside money is created, does not require any act of intentional saving. The mechanism allowing banks to lend deposits does not function well in low-income countries, owing...

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