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Balance Sheet Strength and Bank Lending During the Global Financial Crisis
Kapan, Tümer; Minoiu, Camelia - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2013
We examine the role of bank balance sheet strength in the transmission of financial sector shocks to the real economy … structural liquidity positions in 2007Q2 to estimate the impact of exposure to market freezes during 2007–08 on the supply of … bank credit. We find that banks with strong balance sheets were better able to maintain lending during the crisis. In …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011142046
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Capital Regulation, Liquidity Requirements and Taxation in a Dynamic Model of Banking
Nicoló, Gianni De; Gamba, Andrea; Lucchetta, Marcella - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2012
liquidity risk. We find an inverted U-shaped relationship between capital requirements and bank lending, efficiency, and welfare …This paper studies the impact of bank regulation and taxation in a dynamic model with banks exposed to credit and …, with their benefits turning into costs beyond a certain requirement threshold. By contrast, liquidity requirements reduce …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011142059
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Financial Sector Conditionality; Is tougher Better?
Kronenberg, Roger P.; Giustiniani, Alessandro - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2005
The aim of this paper is to take a closer look at IMF conditionality in the banking sector. Our analysis shows that while such conditionality became more stringent following the Asian crisis, compliance has remained broadly unchanged, comparing unfavorably with other structural reforms. The...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005826164
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Too Much of a Good Thing? Credit Booms in Transition Economies; The Cases of Bulgaria, Romania, and Ukraine
Duenwald, Christoph; Gueorguiev, Nikolay; Schaechter, Andrea - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2005
Rapid credit growth in Bulgaria, Romania, and Ukraine has been driven by successful macroeconomic stabilization, robust growth, and capital inflows. While financial deepening is both expected and welcome, the recent expansions appear to have been excessive, as evidenced by widening current...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005826445
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Managing Systemic Banking Crises
Quintyn, Marc; Hoelscher, David S. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2003
thereof. These factors have challenged the effectiveness of many of the typical tools for bank resolution. This publication … focuses on the issues raised in systemic crises, not on the resolution of individual bank problems. Based on the lessons …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005590869
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Deposit Insurance; Actual and Good Practices
Garcia, G. G. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2000
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005590929
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Tanzania; Financial System Stability Assessment, including Reports on the Observance of Standards and Codes on Banking Supervision
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2003
The staff report summarizes the financial sector issues of Tanzania. It assesses the overall stability and development issues, and provides an overview of the financial system highlighting its soundness and vulnerabilities. It analyzes risk management, regulation and supervision, and the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005591619
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Deposit Insurance and Crisis Management
Garcia, G. G. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2000
A well-designed deposit insurance system (DIS) will provide incentives for citizens to keep the financial system sound. However, a poorly designed DIS can foster a financial crisis. This paper, therefore, makes recommendations for creating and running a limited, incentive-compatible, DIS. The...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005599779
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Modernizing Bank Regulation in Support of Financial Deepening; The Case of Uruguay
Wezel, Torsten; Mansilla, Mario; Adler, Gustavo - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2009
resulting in an acceleration of bank lending. In particular, regulatory reforms pertaining to loan classification and … provisioning as well as liquidity requirements are reviewed and evaluated against best practices. The paper concludes that …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008528653
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Bank Capital; Lessons From the Financial Crisis
Merrouche, Ouarda; Detragiache, Enrica; … - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2010
Using a multi-country panel of banks, we study whether better capitalized banks experienced higher stock returns during the financial crisis. We differentiate among various types of capital ratios: the Basel risk-adjusted ratio; the leverage ratio; the Tier I and Tier II ratios; and the tangible...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008777012