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the banking and insurance sectors of Belgium since 2006. The Belgian financial system is relatively large with solid … links between banks and the Belgian sovereign have intensified owing to the crisis, with total exposure of the banking … sector to the federal government at 10 percent of banking sector assets in mid-2012. …
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. Introduction; 2. Financial Sector Development: 2006-2011; 3. Banking; 4. Insurance; 5. Financial Leasing; 6. Voluntary Pension … framework and opening to foreign investors. Banking was the fastest growing, dominating the sector and encouraging the … development of non-banking financial institutions. Thanks to this, the financial sector developed much faster than the real sector …
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The 2012 Article IV Consultation with France discusses the financial and economic conditions of the country. Although France weathered the 2008 financial and subsequent euro area crises relatively well compared with other advanced countries, its recovery has been sluggish. France has become a...
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Why are banking systems unstable in so many countries--but not in others? The United States has had twelve systemic … banking crises since 1840, while Canada has had none. The banking systems of Mexico and Brazil have not only been crisis prone … but have provided miniscule amounts of credit to business enterprises and households. Analyzing the political and banking …
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Why are banking systems unstable in so many countries--but not in others? The United States has had twelve systemic … banking crises since 1840, while Canada has had none. The banking systems of Mexico and Brazil have not only been crisis prone … but have provided miniscule amounts of credit to business enterprises and households. Analyzing the political and banking …
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This 2005 Article IV Consultation highlights that the Algerian economy continues to benefit from abundant and increasing hydrocarbon revenues. Real GDP growth is expected to continue at about 5 percent in 2005, led by increased output in the hydrocarbon sector and sustained activity in the...
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The staff report for the First Review Under the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility (PRGF) Arrangement highlights Grenada’s economic performance in many respects. The time needed to address the unregulated bank, as well as fiscal slippages and the slow pace of structural reform, delayed...
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financial sector of Niger and discusses the recent banking developments. It analyzes the recent trends in key microfinance …
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This 2006 Article IV Consultation highlights that economic activity in Cyprus has recovered from a relatively weak performance in 2002–03. Declines in interest rates and strong capital inflows associated with Cyprus’s accession to the European Union in May 2004 spurred growth in...
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