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 … percent of GDP and mostly goes to nonfinancial corporates (NFCs). Banks are also tightly interlinked with NFCs through …

The Philippines is highly vulnerable to risks from climate change. The Philippines is categorized as one of the world …

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 … considered a micro approach that shocks banks' immovable asset related loans under three climate scenarios. The system appears …

conducted to date in West Africa, which identify banks as relatively high-risk financial institutions. The AML/CFT off … insufficient. Feedback to banks as part of off-site supervision should be enhanced, the on-site inspection methodology should be …

rise in 2010, and inflation pressures are expected to remain subdued. Uncertainty to the outlook is high but risks appear …

major implementation effort. APRA’s analysis of the adequacy of capital for systemically relevant banks is sound. …-management capabilities of major banks. The quality of leadership and commitment by all involved has been instrumental in the success of this …

of Sweden. The paper estimates the government’s contingent liabilities from banks by different capital and liquidity …This Selected Issues paper discusses capital and liquidity regulations in Sweden. It recaps the recent debates on … capital and liquidity buffers, and discusses a way to consider appropriate levels of capital and liquidity buffers in the case …

, and credit to the private sector has risen threefold. Loan classification, provisioning, and even capital remain uneven in … generating new risks, underlining the importance of strengthening the regulatory framework. …