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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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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 …-adjusted terms, as low profitability is partially compensated by lower volatility of returns, their profitability ratios remain low …
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This paper discusses Trinidad and Tobago’s (TTO) Financial System Stability Assessment, including Reports on the Observance of Standards and Codes on Banking Supervision, and Payment Systems. TTO’s financial system is relatively large and structurally complex, demonstrating both...
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This paper on Romania was prepared by a staff team of the International Monetary Fund as background documentation for the periodic consultation with the member country. It is based on the information available at the time it was completed on September 13, 2012. The views expressed in this...
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This Selected Issues paper discusses opportunities and challenges of climate adaptation policies in Moldova. Strengthening resilience to natural disasters will require significant adaptation investments in the coming years. This paper shows that such investments can substantially reduce output...
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to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Domestic coordination with the Central Bank of Iceland (CBI) should be enhanced to …
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vulnerability. The scenario-based bank solvency stress test confirmed the sector's resilience to severe but plausible macro …' resilience to severe yet plausible adverse shocks. Although the adverse scenario produced a significant impact on bank capital … ratios, no bank saw its capital ratios falling below the hurdle rates, owing to the high initial capital positions and …
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