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Central Bank Involvement in Banking Crises in Latin America

Jácome, Luis Ignacio - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2008

arrangements were in place, which highlights the importance of building a suitable framework for preventing and managing banking …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005264086

The Late 1990's Financial Crisis in Ecuador; Institutional Weaknesses, Fiscal Rigidities, and Financial Dollarization At Work

Jácome, Luis Ignacio - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2004

respond in a timely manner and efficiently enough to prevent the escalation of the banking crisis and spurred the adoption of … suboptimal policy decisions. Public finance rigidities limited the government's capacity to correct existing imbalances and the … triple banking, currency, and fiscal crisis. …

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Are Weak Banks Leading Credit Booms? Evidence From Emerging Europe

Igan, Deniz; Tamirisa, Natalia T. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2008

This paper examines the behavior of bank soundness indicators during episodes of brisk loan growth, using bank-level data for central and eastern Europe and controlling for the feedback effect of credit growth on bank soundness. No evidence is found that rapid loan expansion has weakened banks...

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Bank Lending in Turkey; Effects of Monetary and Fiscal Policies

Aydin, Burcu; Igan, Deniz - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2010

a retail-banking focus when fiscal policies are prudent.The results are statistically weak, suggesting that bank lending …

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Building Blocks for Effective Macroprudential Policies in Latin America; Institutional Considerations

Imam, Patrick A.; Nier, Erlend; Jácome, Luis Ignacio - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2012

An increasing number of countries - including in Latin America - are reforming their financial stability frameworks in the aftermath of the financial crisis, in order to establish a stronger macroprudential policy function. This paper analyzes existing arrangements for financial stability in...

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Credit Growth and Bank Soundness; Fast and Furious?

Igan, Deniz; Pinheiro, Marcelo - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2011

We examine the risks to bank soundness associated with credit booms in a large set of countries. Using bank-level data in 90 countries between 1995 and 2005, we analyze the relationship between credit growth and bank soundness taking into account the potential two-way causality. We find that,...

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