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Risk Exposures and Financial Spillovers in Tranquil and Crisis Times; Bank-Level Evidence
Poirson, Hélène; Schmittmann, Jochen M. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2013
For a sample of 83 financial institutions during 2003–2011, this paper attempts to answer three questions: first, what is the evolution of banks’ stock price exposure to country-level and global risk factors as approximated by equity indices; second, which bank-specific characteristics...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011242342
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Recent Fiscal Developments in the European Countries of the G-7
Green, J. H.; Habermeier, Karl Friedrich; O'Callaghan, Gary - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 1994
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005605539
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Italian Sovereign Spreads; Their Determinants and Pass-through to Bank Funding Costs and Lending Conditions
Zoli, Edda - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2013
Volatility in Italian sovereign spreads has increased since mid-2011. This paper finds that news on the euro area debt crisis and country specific events were important drivers of sovereign spreads. Movements in sovereign spreads affect CDS spreads and bond yields of Italian banks, and are...
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Italy; Financial System Stability Assessment
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2013
This Financial System Stability Assessment report provides a review of .Italian financial system. The announcement of outright monetary transactions (OMT) and steps toward a banking union have blunted the impact of the sovereign debt crisis on banks, and the expansion of European Central Bank...
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Italy: Selected Issues Paper
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2014
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France; 2012 Article IV Consultation
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2012
The 2012 Article IV Consultation with France discusses the financial and economic conditions of the country. Although … France weathered the 2008 financial and subsequent euro area crises relatively well compared with other advanced countries …, its recovery has been sluggish. France has become a less open economy and reported a steady loss of export market share …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244581
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France; 2013 Article IV Consultation
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2013
This 2013 Article IV Consultation highlights that in a context of weakening economic conditions in Europe and sizeable fiscal consolidation and domestic policy uncertainty, the French economy flat lined in 2012. However, recent improvements in economic indicators support the expectation of a...
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France; Financial System Stability Assessment
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2012
This Financial System Stability Assessment on France discusses the French financial system and the restructuring of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011243534
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A Global Projection Model for Euro Area Large Economies
Jakab, Zoltan; Lukyantsau, Pavel; Wang, Shengzu - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2015
The GPM project is designed to improve the toolkit for studying both own-country and cross-country linkages. This paper creates a special version of GPM that includes the four largest Euro Area (EA) countries. The EA countries are more vulnerable to domestic and external demand shocks because...
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United Kingdom: 2014 Article IV Consultation-Staff Report; Press Release; and Statement by the Executive Director for the United Kingdom
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2014
KEY ISSUES The economy has rebounded strongly and prospects are promising. Headwinds that previously held back the economy—relating notably to credit conditions and confidence—have eased. Nonetheless, sustaining strong growth will depend on a recovery in productivity growth and...
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