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United Kingdom; Basel Core Principles for Effective Banking Supervision Detailed Assessment of Compliance
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2011
In recent years, the IMF has released a growing number of reports and other documents covering economic and financial developments and trends in member countries. Each report, prepared by a staff team after discussions with government officials, is published at the option of the member country.
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United States; Publication of Financial Sector Assessment Program Documentation: Detailed Assessment of Observance of Basel Core Principles for Effective Banking Supervision
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2010
This paper presents Detailed Assessment of the United States’s observance of Basel Core Principles for Effective Banking Supervision. The U.S. financial system is large and highly diversified. At the end-2007, total U.S. financial assets amounted to almost four and a half times the size...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011245173
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Cyprus; Financial Sector Assessment Program Update: Technical Note: Measuring Banking Stability in Cyprus
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2009
Various indicators place Cyprus’s banking system soundness ahead of emerging countries but behind advanced economies. This report discusses financial sector stability in Cyprus, using a combination of accounting-based and market-based indicators, and stress tests. Cypriot commercial banks...
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Default, Credit Growth, and Asset Prices
Goodhart, C. A. E.; Basurto, Miguel A. Segoviano; … - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2006
across time. We find property price fluctuations and bank credit to be important explanatory factors. There is two …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005264113
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Internal Models-Based Capital Regulation and Bank Risk-Taking Incentives
Kupiec, Paul H. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2002
convey to bank shareholders when market and credit risk regulatory capital requirements are set using bank internal model … requirements will cause distortions in bank lending behavior. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005769175
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Nonperforming Loans in the GCC Banking System and their Macroeconomic Effects
Espinoza, Raphael A.; Prasad, Ananthakrishnan - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2010
According to a dynamic panel estimated over 1995 - 2008 on around 80 banks in the GCC region, the NPL ratio worsens as …. According to the panel VAR, there could be a strong, albeit short-lived feedback effect from losses in banks’ balance sheets …
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Macro-Financial Linkages in Egypt: A Panel Analysis of Economic Shocks and Loan Portfolio Quality
Love, Inessa; Ariss, Rima Turk - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2013
vector autoregressive method that controls for bank-level characteristics. Using a panel of banks over 1993-2010, the authors … between different macroeconomic aggregates and loan portfolio quality in a multivariate framework as well as through a panel …, and that the effect is fairly similar in magnitude using the multivariate and panel vector autoregressive frameworks. In …
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Kuwait; Financial System Stability Assessment: Update
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2010
significant shocks. The Central Bank of Kuwait's (CBK) well-designed framework for banks has proven effective in shielding the …
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European Union; Publication of Financial Sector Assessment Program Documentation—Technical Note on Stress Testing of Banks
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2013
This article summarizes the European Union’s stress testing exercises and future priorities. The 2011 solvency stress testing was marked by methodology and data. The exercise forced banks to increase the quality and quantity of capitalization. This test has many controversial issues, but...
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Republic of Estonia; Financial System Stability Assessment
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2009
This paper presents key findings of the Financial System Stability Assessment of the Republic of Estonia. The Estonian financial sector is highly concentrated and foreign owned. Financial indicators suggest a sound banking sector, and show particular strength in asset quality and earnings. The...
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