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Financial Soundness Indicators; Analytical Aspects and Country Practices
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2002
The financial turmoil of the late 1990s prompted a broad search for tools and techniques for detecting and preventing financial crises, and more recent episodes of instability have high lighted the importance of continuous monitoring of financial systems as a tool for preventing crises. This...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005590915
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Chile; 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 … - 2004
Standards and Codes on Monetary and Financial Policy Transparency, Banking Supervision, and Securities Regulation for Chile. The … assessment reveals the Chilean banking system to be sound, resilient to shocks, and well supervised. Banks are well capitalized …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005252960
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A Framework for the Surveillance of Derivative Activities
Gutierrez, Eva - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2005
This paper proposes a framework for the surveillance of financial institutions' derivatives activities. The designed framework builds on information likely to be collected by financial market regulators for supervisory purposes, and/or information collected by market participants for the purpose...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005263815
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Exchange Rate Risk Measurement and Management; Issues and Approaches for Firms
Papaioannou, Michael G. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2006
passive versus active hedging. In addition, it outlines a set of widely accepted best practices in managing currency risk and … presents some of the main hedging instruments in the OTC and exchange-traded markets. The paper also provides some data on the … use of financial derivatives instruments, and hedging practices by U.S. firms. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005825991
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Commodities and the Market Price of Risk
Roache, Shaun K. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2008
Commodities are back following a stellar run of price performance, attracting financial investor attention. What are the fundamental reasons to hold commodities? One reason is the exposure offered to underlying risk factors. In this paper, I assess the macro risk exposure offered by commodity...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005826345
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Economic Growth and Integration in Central America
Schipke, Alfred; Desruelle, Dominique - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2007
How to entrench hard-won gains, increase resilience to shocks, and improve growth performance to reduce poverty? As Central America moves forward in regaining macroeconomic stability, these are the challenges. This study analyzes Central America’s real, fiscal, monetary, and financial...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005590924
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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
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005590943
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Republic of Korea; Financial System Stability Assessment, including Reports on the Observance of Standards and Codes on the following topics: Monetary and Financial Policy Transpar...
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2003
Reports on the Observance of Standards and Codes on Monetary and Financial Policy Transparency, Banking Supervision … could be strengthened to improve the ability to provide authoritative guidance and interpretation. Reform of the banking …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005591412
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Hungary; Financial System Stability Assessment Update, including a Report on the Observance of Standards and Codes on Insurance Regulation
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2005
profitability. Although financial soundness indicators show that the banking system has evolved well overall, potential risks have …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005591647
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Capital Account Liberalization and Risk Management in India
Sy, Amadou N. R. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2007
This paper takes a closer look at the prudential and regulatory measures needed to prepare India's financial system to manage the risks arising from fuller capital account convertibility (FCAC). The paper contributes to the debate on FCAC in two ways. First, it reviews the potential and existing...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005604788