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Over the past decade policy makers in Latin America have adopted a number of macroprudential instruments to manage the procyclicality of bank credit dynamics to the private sector and contain systemic risk. Reserve requirements, in particular, have been actively employed. Despite their...
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population, appear to be fiscally unsustainable. The banking regulatory and supervisory framework is broadly adequate, although …The insurance sector is underdeveloped and has been inadequately supervised to date, as the regulator lacks the …
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This technical note on financing of the private sector for Mexico describes the evolution, composition, and determinants of financing to the nonfinancial private sector in Mexico between 2000 and 2005. Equity issuance has not played an important role in financing the private sector in Mexico...
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The adverse impact of the crisis on Luxembourg’s growth outlook is partly mitigated by the authorities’ well-conceived fiscal policy response. The staff report for Luxembourg’s 2009 Article IV Consultation highlights economic developments and policies. It combines...
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banking system has weathered the global financial crisis relatively well. Executive Directors have noted that Panama is facing …
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This paper discusses Mexico’s organizational arrangements for effective financial system regulation, supervision and … transparency and information disclosure aspects. There has been a significant modernization of the regulatory framework …, improvement of interagency coordination, and significant steps have been taken toward consolidated supervision. There is also the …
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The Selected Issue Paper discusses the Swiss National Bank’s (SNB) balance sheet risks and policy implications. Despite increased profit allocations, SNB capital has not kept pace with its growing balance sheet. The paper also explores the empirical determinants of pressures on the Swiss...
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The economic slowdown as a result of the global crisis has been severe, and the recovery has not yet taken hold. Despite ample buffers, including large fiscal space and strong international reserves, the policy response to the crisis has been constrained. Inflation has resurfaced as a concern...
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The discussions centered on the needed steps to tighten monetary conditions, curb banks’ external borrowing, and …
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