From a period of growth and considerably high levels of profitability, Greek banks recently found themselves battling a …

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prudential supervision ultimately failed. The severity of the global crisis have pushed central banks to explore innovative tools …

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financial sector itself, and exchange-rate regimes. Past and present policies of the world’s most respected central banks have …