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This technical note analyzes the competition in the banking sector in Denmark. It reveals that Denmark has a fairly … competitive and efficient banking sector. Measured by various indicators, efficiency of banking intermediation has been improving … in recent years. The banking sector has become concentrated, and profitability of banks is relatively high and growing …
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performance criteria on base money, net international reserves, and the general government balance were met. The authorities made …
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restructuring of the banking sector in the 1990s has helped improve the efficiency and competition of the Italian banking industry … the Italian banking sector has not yet been fully reflected in the pricing and quality of core services. …
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Banking Supervision. The U.S. financial system is large and highly diversified. At the end-2007, total U.S. financial assets …
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toward meeting medium-term objectives. The banking system stabilized, the current account adjusted quickly, social arrears …
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financial system. Financial stability has been effectively supported by prudent fiscal and monetary policies. The banking sector …
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This 2005 Article IV Consultation highlights that despite the better cyclical outlook, medium-term trends for Italy remain troubling: potential growth is estimated at just 1¼ percent, as low productivity growth and high domestic costs have led to a steady erosion of competitiveness and export...
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In recent years, the IMF has released a growing number of reports and other documents covering economic and financial developments and trends in member countries. Each report, prepared by a staff team after discussions with government officials, is published at the option of the member country
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This paper examines Iceland's Observance of Standards and Codes on the Financial Action Task Force Recommendations for Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism. Iceland's legal requirements in place to combat money laundering and terrorist financing are generally...
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Netherlands—Netherlands Antilles reviews implementation of the Basel Core Principles for effective banking. Legal provisions are … in place entrusting the Bank of the Netherlands Antilles (BNA) to regulate the insurance sector and designate it as the … international banks in the Netherlands Antilles. …
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