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Germany; Technical Note on Banking Sector Structure
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2011
This Technical Note focuses on banking sector structure in Germany. Germany’s banking system comprises three â …. The German banking system includes a large number of institutions in both absolute and relative terms. This note describes … the evolution of Germany’s three-pillar banking system. It analyzes capitalization, credit and the intermediation of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244755
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Luxembourg; Article IV Consultation: Staff Report; Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for Luxembourg
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2010
The staff report for the 2010 Article IV Consultation underlies a thorough and objective view of the macroeconomic situation in Luxembourg and the challenges the economy is facing. The country’s enviable position of public finances at the onset of the crisis provided the space to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244920
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Belgium; 2010 Article IV Consultation-Staff Report; Staff Supplement; and a Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion.
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2011
After being hit by a severe recession in 2008–09, the Belgian economy is gradually recovering. When core inflation remained subdued in 2010, headline inflation jumped up due to the energy price hike. The growth of potential output is expected to revert to its declining trend over the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011245512
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Switzerland; Financial Sector Assessment Program: Detailed Assessment of Observance of Financial Sector Standards and Codes
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2009
Switzerland. Switzerland has a relatively unique banking sector, with a high market concentration by the two largest domestic … Principles with two exceptions where the Swiss Federal Banking Commission (SFBC) is deemed largely compliant. The two exception … areas are budgetary independence and banking activities not subject to SFBC supervision. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011245736
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Do Financial Sector Reforms Lead to Financial Development? Evidence From a New Dataset
Tressel, Thierry; Detragiache, Enrica - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2008
resulted in deeper credit markets. To measure banking sectorreforms we use a new index that tracks policy changes in five … significantly influencethe effect of banking reforms on financial development. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005264064
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Malta; Financial System Stability Assessment, including Reports on the Observance of Standards and Codes on the following topics: Monetary and Financial Policy Transparency, Bankin...
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2003
and financial policy transparency, banking supervision, securities regulation, insurance regulation, corporate governance …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005825136
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Bermuda; Assessment of the Supervision and Regulation of the Financial Sector—Volume II—Detailed Assessment of Observance of Standards and Codes
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2005
This paper presents key findings of the Detailed Assessment of the Observance of Standards and Codes in the Financial Sector of Bermuda. The small number of licensed deposit-taking institutions in Bermuda are part of the broader financial intermediation sector. Typically, some 50 percent to 60...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005825139
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Seychelles; Assessment of the Supervision and Regulation of the Financial Sector—Review of Financial Sector Regulation and Supervision
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2004
This paper reviews of Sector Regulation and Supervision for Seychelles. Regulation and supervision of the banking …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005825285
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Turkey at the Crossroads; From Crisis Resolution to EU Accession
McGettigan, Donal; Debrun, Xavier; Griffiths, Mark E. L.; … - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2005
The key policy challenge for Turkey in the years ahead will be to enhance and consolidate the advances made since the nation’s 2000-01 economic crisis. Higher growth could reduce unemployment and raise living standards toward European Union levels. This paper reviews Turkey’s...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005767368
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Turkey; Seventh Review Under the Stand-By Arrangement, and Requests for Waiver of Applicability and Nonobservance of Performance Criteria, Rephasing of Purchases, and Extension of...
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2004
This paper examines Turkey’s Seventh Review Under the Stand-By Arrangement, and Requests for Waiver of Applicability and Nonobservance of Performance Criteria. Successful macroeconomic management delivered an impressive economic performance in 2003. However, budget slippages interrupted...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005768511