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banking sector in West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU). The decision to focus on the AML/CFT supervision of the … WAEMU banking sector was based on the remit of the regional authorities; the importance to the regional economy of a well …-integrated and well-functioning banking sector; and the results of money laundering and terrorist financing national risk assessments …
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German bank profitability is low by international standards. Although German banks rank more favorably in risk … the least profitable in Europe. Several factors affect bank profitability, including a complex tiered industry structure … with barriers to entry and an explicit mandate of a large part of the banking system - cooperative and savings banks - to …
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economies, dominated by banks. The total assets of the system amount to 126 percent of GDP. However, bank credit is just over 50 … adults having formal accounts. Non-bank financial institutions and capital markets-especially bond markets-are substantially …
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The Philippines is highly vulnerable to risks from climate change. The Philippines is categorized as one of the world's most vulnerable countries to climate change and natural disasters, especially typhoons. Depending on where a severe typhoon hits the Philippines, it could potentially cause a...
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This paper presents a technical note on bank stress testing and climate risks analysis in Maldives. Although the … possible unraveling of the sovereign-bank nexus. Banks' nonperforming loans (NPL) ratios are projected to increase slightly in …
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This review1 examines specific aspects of the banking supervision regime in Luxembourg focusing on the supervision by …, interest rate risk in the banking book (IRRBB), operational risk, and related-party exposures …
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This technical note on financing of the private sector for Mexico describes the evolution, composition, and determinants of financing to the nonfinancial private sector in Mexico between 2000 and 2005. Equity issuance has not played an important role in financing the private sector in Mexico...
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oversight, tightening prudential regulations, and lifting bank capitalization requirements. …
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The global financial crisis hit Denmark hard, and the recovery has been slow and unsteady. Denmark’s slow growth predates the recent economic crisis, and the economy has underperformed its regional peers. The current account remains in surplus, largely reflecting weak domestic demand...
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has been shielded from the global downturn by the absence of prior housing or bank credit booms, high household savings …
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