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Estimating Spillover Risk Among Large EU Banks
Ong, Li L.; Cihák, Martin - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2007
prices and financial statements of these banks. The results suggest that spillovers within domestic banking systems generally …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005263655
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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
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Contagion Risk in the International Banking System and Implications for London As a Global Financial Center
Chan-Lau, Jorge A.; Mitra, Srobona; Ong, Li L. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2007
banking system. We test for the likelihood that an extreme shock affecting a major, systemic U.K. bank would also affect …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005768965
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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. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005769178
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Into the Great Unknown; Stress Testing with Weak Data
Ong, Li L.; Maino, Rodolfo; Duma, Nombulelo - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2010
Stress testing has become the risk management tool du jour in the wake of the global financial crisis. In countries where the information reported by financial institutions is considered to be of sufficiently good quality, and supervisory and regulatory standards are high, stress tests can be of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008777029
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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011242254
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HEAT! A Bank Health Assessment Tool
Ong, Li L.; Jeasakul, Phakawa; Kwoh, Sarah - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2013
Developments during the global financial crisis have highlighted the importance of differentiating across financial systems and institutions. Assessments of financial stability have increasingly considered the characteristics of individual banks within a financial system, as well as those with...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011142011
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Of Runes and Sagas; Perspectiveson Liquidity Stress Testing Using An Iceland Example
Cihák, Martin; Ong, Li L. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2010
The global financial crisis revealed weaknesses in the stress testing exercises performed on financial institutions and systems around the world. These failures were most evident in the area of liquidity risk, where now-obvious vulnerabilities were left largely undetected, with stress tests...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008560436