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The typical portrait of monetary policy has the banks and the money supply being manipulated through changes in bank … reserves. However, with only a small portion of bank deposits now subject to reserve requirements, an alternative explanation … requirements for monetary policy. In particular, we identify a "bank balance-sheet channel" of monetary policy, which operates …
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rules, supervision, and market discipline-of the bank regulatory framework envisioned by the New Basel Accord (Basel II). It …
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This paper discusses key findings of the Financial System Stability Assessment on the Basel Core Principles for Effective Banking Supervision, the Committee for Payment and Settlement Systems (CPSS) Core Principles for Systemically Important Payment Systems, and IMF Monetary and Financial Policy...
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This paper presents key findings of the Detailed Assessment of the Observance of Standards and Codes in the Financial Sector of Bermuda. The small number of licensed deposit-taking institutions in Bermuda are part of the broader financial intermediation sector. Typically, some 50 percent to 60...
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this period. Using quarterly bank-level data covering 2002-08, we find evidence that liquidity-constrained banks have … a retail-banking focus when fiscal policies are prudent.The results are statistically weak, suggesting that bank lending …
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pronounced when either initial bank capitalization is thin or when monetary policy is tight. Moreover, in the face of credit …
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Ireland has made progress in overcoming the economic crisis. The new coalition government’s strategy for restoring sustained growth, sound public finances, and job creation has been put forward in the context of the European Union/IMF-supported program. On this basis, the government...
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The capacity of the Saudi Arabian banking sector to respond to macroeconomic shocks has been considerably strengthened over the past decade. The Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency (SAMA ) has been actively monitoring some emerging portfolio trends. Comprehensive reforms are under way to deepen...
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the real economy. The study also runs an empirical exercise to estimate the costs of bank narrowness and draws policy …
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