This Selected Issues paper on Iran focuses on the Targeted Subsidy Reform Law (TSRL). This is the basic law governing … the implementation of the subsidy reform in Iran. The TSRL envisaged bringing subsidized prices close to international …

This staff report for the 2014 Article IV Consultation on the Islamic Republic of Iran focuses on economic developments …

This study examines money demand and inflation dynamics in the Islamic Republic of Iran using quarterly data for the …

This paper provides a brief overview of the evolution of exchange rate policy in the Islamic Republic of Iran from 1993 …

recommendations of the 2004 FSAP. Many improvements have been made to bank and securities supervision. The banking sector as a whole …

weaknesses in Austria’s financial stability policy framework. Austria needs to put in place a special bank resolution regime to … authorities prefer to await the formal adoption of the European Union (EU) Directive on bank recovery and resolution, it would be … in Austria’s interest to swiftly introduce a full-fledged bank resolution framework, with a wide range of tools and …

hoc measure to prevent contagion effects and to preserve financial stability. Bank capital ratios are improving but still … lag behind other internationally active banks. Bank profits have been affected by low net interest income and risk …

and intervention of the Swiss National Bank (SNB) on strengthening financial sector stability, and stressed the need of a …

. Although mortgages still account for a relatively small part of bank loan portfolios, the indirect exposure could be …