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Competition in the Financial Sector; Overview of Competition Policies
Claessens, Stijn - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2009
As in other sectors, competition in finance matters for allocative, productive and dynamic efficiency. Theory suggests …, however, that unfettered competition is not first best given the special features of finance. I review these analytics and … describe how to assess the degree of competition in markets for financial services. Existing research shows that the degree of …
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Shadow Banking; Economics and Policy
Claessens, Stijn; Ratnovski, Lev; Singh, Manmohan - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2012
This note outlines the basic economics of the shadow banking system, highlights (systemic) risks related to it, and suggests implications for measurement and regulatory approaches.
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Morocco; Financial System Stability Assessment including Reports on the Observance of Standards and Codes on the following topics: Banking Supervision, Insurance Regulation, Securi...
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2003
reviews the modernization of the banking sector and the development of competition within the sector, development of financial …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005252926
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Understanding India’s Services Revolution
Gupta, Poonam; Gordon, James P. F. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2004
This paper analyzes the factors behind the recent growth of India's services sector. The high growth of services output in the 1990s was mostly due to the rapid expansion of communication, banking, business services (including the IT sector) and community services. While factors such as a high...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005264131
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Cooperative Banks in Europe; Policy Issues
Fonteyne, Wim - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2007
This paper explains the continuing success of European cooperative banks through evolving comparative advantages. It points out that a cooperative is built around an intergenerational endowment without final owners, which creates particular governance challenges. Risks include the use of the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005264159
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Making Banks Safer; Can Volcker and Vickers Do it?
Chow, Julian T. S.; Surti, Jay - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2011
This paper assesses proposals to redefine the scope of activities of systemically important financial institutions. Alongside reform of prudential regulation and oversight, these have been offered as solutions to the too-important-to-fail problem. It is argued that while the more radical of...
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Capital Account Liberalization and Financial Sector Stability
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2002
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San Marino; Selected Issues and Statistical Appendix
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2004
This Selected Issues paper for San Marino reviews developments in the financial sector and provides an update of the financial sector regulation and supervision. While Sammarinese financial institutions accept foreign deposits and managed funds to a much larger extent than comparators in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005825367
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Quantitative Assessment of a Financial System: Barbados
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2005
A banking system module is incorporated into the Central Bank of Barbados's multisectoral macroeconomic forecasting … model, and a medium-term forecast is generated for bank capitalization, profitability, liquidity and nonperforming loans …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005825818
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Financial Sector Reforms and Prospects for Financial Integration in Maghreb Countries
Sole, Juan; Sensenbrenner, Gabriel; Tahari, Amor; … - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2007
A healthy and dynamic financial sector is essential to achieving high and sustainable economic growth in the Maghreb region-Algeria, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, and Tunisia. Financial integration within the Maghreb region will help deepen financial markets, increase their efficiency, and enhance...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005825882