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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
Drawing from a unique data set comprising 2,893 banks and 152 countries over the period 1987 to 2000, we test whether the adoption of the Basel Accord by Latin American and Caribbean countries was responsible for the serious slowdowns in credit growth experienced by these countries. We find...
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The New Capital Adequacy Framework; Institutional Constraints and Incentive Structures
Karacadag, Cem; Taylor, Michael - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2000
—regulatory versus economic capital, and rules-based versus process-oriented regulation. On minimum capital standards, the case for using …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005768910
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Cyclical Implications of Changing Bank Capital Requirements in a Macroeconomic Framework
Ganapolsky, Eduardo J.J.; Catalán, Mario - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2005
There is a widespread view that bank capital requirements should be loosened during recessions and tightened during expansions to avoid excessive credit and output swings. This view is based on a partial analysis that ignores the effects of capital requirement policies on the saving decisions of...
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Prudential Issues in Less Diversified Economies
Narain, Aditya; Rabanal, Pau; Byskov, Steen - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2003
This paper examines the prudential issues associated with credit concentration in less diversified economies (LDEs), which are identified as countries where one or two sectors represent a large share of exports. In preparing this analysis, the characteristics of their financial and banking...
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Reconsidering Bank Capital Regulation: A New Combination of Rules, Regulators, and Market Discipline
Fullenkamp, Connel; Rochon, Céline - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2014
system of capital regulation that addresses these needs by making changes to all three pillars of bank regulation: only …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010959459
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The Credit Risk Transfer Market and Stability Implications for U.K. Financial Institutions
Ong, Li L.; Chan-Lau, Jorge A. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2006
The increasing ability to trade credit risk in financial markets has facilitated its dispersion across the financial and other sectors. However, specific risks attached to credit risk transfer (CRT) instruments in a market with still-limited liquidity means that its rapid expansion may actually...
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Deposit Insurance; Actual and Good Practices
Garcia, G. G. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2000
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Modern Banking and OTC Derivatives Markets; The Transformation of Global Finance and its Implications for Systemic Risk
Drees, Burkhard; Schinasi, Garry J.; Kramer, Charles … - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2001
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Canada; 2009 Article IV Consultation: Staff Report; Staff Statement; and Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2009
The staff report on Canada’s 2009 Article IV Consultation examines economic developments and policies. Canadian banks have weathered the crisis better than major-country peers, but the credit cycle will be challenging, particularly given high household debt. Financial instability is a...
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Optimal Maturity Structure of Sovereign Debt in Situation of Near Default
Desgranges, Gabriel; Rochon, Céline - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2014
We study the relationship between default and the maturity structure of the debt portfolio of a Sovereign, under … uncertainty. The Sovereign faces a trade-off between a future costly default and a high current fiscal effort. This results into a … uncertainty about future fundamentals is then a source of default through its effect on long term interest rates and the optimal …
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