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Developing Essential Financial Markets in Smaller Economies; Stylized Facts and Policy Options
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2008
This paper surveys the foreign exchange markets, money and secondary government security markets, and stock exchanges in 107 smaller economy countries. The underdevelopment of these markets impedes risk transfer, monetary policy, corporate financing, and the capacity to absorb capital inflows....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011245902
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Managing Financial Crises; Recent Experience and Lessons for Latin America
Kincaid, G. Russell; Collyns, Charles - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2003
This paper seeks to draw lessons from the IMF’s experience in handling financial crises around the globe over the past ten years that are relevant to the challenges faced by countries in Latin America, especially in the wake of the recent crisis in Argentina. Experience suggests that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005824823
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Excess Liquidity and the Effectiveness of Monetary Policy; Evidence From Sub-Saharan Africa
Saxegaard, Magnus - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2006
This paper examines the pattern of excess liquidity in sub-Saharan Africa and its consequences for the effectiveness of … monetary policy. The paper argues that understanding the consequences of excess liquidity requires quantifying the extent to … which commercial bank holdings of excess liquidity exceed levels required for precautionary purposes. It proposes a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005826003
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Economic Policy in a Highly Dollarized Economy; The Case of Cambodia
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2003
This study examines the challenges and issues facing policymakers in highly dollarized economies. Focusing on Cambodia, which achieved almost complete dollarization during 1991-95, the authors review recent developments in the literature on dollarization and examine the costs and benefits of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005590965
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United Arab Emirates; Financial System Stability Assessment
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2007
This Financial System Stability Assessment on the United Arab Emirates (UAE) examines macroeconomic and financial sector developments. The banking sector as a whole shows comfortable levels of capitalization and profits, having benefited from the rapid expansion of the economy and a steady...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244595
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Belgium; Technical Note on Stress Testing the Banking and Insurance Sectors
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2013
The Belgium Financial Sector Assessment Program (FSAP) stress testing exercise examines a financial sector that remains in a state of transformation. Domestic economic challenges remain sources of continued uncertainty as the banking sector consolidates and reduces funding risks. Insurers face...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011245216
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The Determinants of Banks' Liquidity Buffers in Central America
Delechat, Corinne; Arbelaez, Camila Henao; Muthoora, … - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2012
Banks’ liquidity holdings are comfortably above legal or prudential requirements in most Central American countries …. While good for financial stability, high systemic liquidity may nonetheless hinder monetary policy transmission and … precautionary liquidity buffers is associated with measures of bank size, profitability, capitalization, and financial development …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011142020
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Measuring and Mending Monetary Policy Effectiveness Under Capital Account Restrictions; Lessons from Mauritania
Blotevogel, Robert - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2013
improvements in the liquidity management framework could make monetary stimuli more effective. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011242267
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Nepal; Staff Report for the 2012 Article IV Consultation
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2012
Nepal is a post-conflict state seeking to formalize democracy in a challenging environment. Significant headway toward a new state has been made since the 2006 peace accord. Progress on a range of technical issues (including public financial management, monetary policy, and financial sector...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011243811
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Republic of Armenia; Second Review Under the Three-Year Arrangement Under the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility and Request for Waiver of Performance Criterion: Staff Report; a...
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2006
The staff report for the Second Review Under the Three-Year Arrangement Under the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility focuses on the Republic of Armenia’s economic environment and policy discussion. Financial sector reforms will focus on improving corporate governance, strengthening...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244639