The scope of this study is confined to the rationale and objectives of establishing NBFIs, the intermediary role of NBFIs, the various factors affecting monetary management, and some of the issues and problems associated with the growth of these NBFIs.

The study discusses the rationale and objectives of deregulation, the methods and areas of deregulation, the conditions and circumstances of deregulation, and some of the issues associ- ated with deregulation and its implications.

A review of some of the circumstances leading to financial deregulation in several developed countries, namely the United States, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Canada, and the United Kingdom is provided in this study. The experiences of some Latin American countries are also reviewed,...

An overview on the nature and pattern of domestic resource mobilization in the SEACEN countries is provided in this paper. It also discusses the supplementary role of foreign capital, some of the constraints in the process of mobilizing domestic resources and factors affecting the savings behavior.

The paper looks into the conceptual aspect of off-balance-sheet operations of banks, their nature, causes of their growth, and their effects on the usefulness of financial statements. It also highlights some of the issues associated with off-balance-sheet banking and their implications for...

This paper reviews some of the aspects of capital adequacy and its implications for prudential regulation in the SEACEN countries.