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Switzerland; Financial Sector Assessment Program: Detailed Assessment of Observance of Financial Sector Standards and Codes
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2009
This paper discusses key findings of the detailed assessment of observance of financial sector standards and codes in Switzerland. Switzerland has a relatively unique banking sector, with a high market concentration by the two largest domestic banks. The overall assessment of the peer-review...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011245736
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Macroprudential and Microprudential Policies; Toward Cohabitation
Osinski, Jacek; Seal, Katharine; Hoogduin, Lex - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2013
Effective arrangements for micro and macroprudential policies to further overall financial stability are strongly desirable for all countries, emerging or advanced. Both policies complement each other, but there can also be potential areas of overlap and conflict, which can complicate this...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011245895
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A New Database of Financial Reforms
Detragiache, Enrica; Abiad, Abdul; Tressel, Thierry - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2008
content of the database, the information sources utilized, and the coding rules used to create an index of financial reform … discusses some possible applications. The database provides a multi-faceted measure of reform, covering seven aspects of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005604989
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Jamaica; Financial System Stability Assessment, including Reports on the Observance of Standards and Codes on the following topics: Basel Core Principles for Effective Banking Supe...
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2006
This paper discusses key findings of the Financial System Stability Assessment on the Basel Core Principles for Effective Banking Supervision, the Committee for Payment and Settlement Systems (CPSS) Core Principles for Systemically Important Payment Systems, and IMF Monetary and Financial Policy...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244726
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Emerging Issues in Banking Regulation
Sharma, Sunil; Chami, Ralph; Khan, Mohsin S. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2003
rules, supervision, and market discipline-of the bank regulatory framework envisioned by the New Basel Accord (Basel II). It … argues that, especially for developing countries, finding the right balance between regulation, supervision, and market …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005768980
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Did the Basel Accord Cause a Credit Slowdown in Latin America?
Cosimano, Thomas F.; Chami, Ralph; Barajas, Adolfo - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2005
credit growth experienced by these countries. We find that, on average, both bank capitalization and lending activities in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005248279
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Eastern Caribbean Currency Union; Financial System Stability Assessment, including Report on the Observance of Standards and Codes on Banking Supervision
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2004
This Financial System Stability Assessment on the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union (ECCU) reviews overall stability assessment. The fiscal position of the governments in the region has deteriorated sharply in recent years. A source of strength of the ECCU has been the large historical presence...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005768555
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Italy; Financial Sector Assessment Program: Detailed Assessment of Observance of the IMF Code of Good Practices on Transparency in Monetary and Financial Policies: Banking Supervis...
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2006
This paper discusses a Detailed Assessment of the Observance of the IMF Code of Good Practices on Transparency in Monetary and Financial Policies (MFPT Code)—Banking Supervision for Italy. Banca d’Italia (BI) notes the assessment’s recognition of the very high degree of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005768519
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Djibouti; Selected Issues
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2004
The most important challenge faced by the Djibouti authorities is to achieve high rates of economic growth in order to create employment opportunities for a rapidly increasing labor force and to alleviate rising poverty. In this paper, developments and the role of the financial system during the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005591793
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Financing Growth in the WAEMU Through the Regional Securities Market; Past Successes and Current Challenges
Diouf, Mame Astou; Boutin-Dufresne, Francois - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2012
The West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) regional securities market saw increasing activity in the last decade, but still fell short of supplying sufficient long-term financing for growth-enhancing public and private investment projects. In addition to providing an institutional...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011242273