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Iceland; Financial System Stability Assessment: Update
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2008
This paper presents an update on Iceland’s Financial System Stability Assessment. Liquidity ratios, while high, now depend more than before on access to central banks’ liquidity facilities because of the turmoil in global markets, and any reduction in such access would require...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011242584
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United Arab Emirates; 2009 Article IV Consultation: Staff Report; Public Information Notice; and Statement by the Executive Director for United Arab Emirates
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2010
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) was adversely affected by a series of external and domestic shocks in 2009, including the global economic slowdown, the shutdown of international capital markets, and the impact of the bursting Dubai property bubble in mid-2008. Oil receipts plummeted, global trade...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011243267
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United Kingdom; Financial System Stability Assessment
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2011
In recent years, the IMF has released a growing number of reports and other documents covering economic and financial developments and trends in member countries. Each report, prepared by a staff team after discussions with government officials, is published at the option of the member country.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011243315
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Bangladesh; Financial System Stability Assessment
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2010
This paper reports on Bangladesh’s Financial System Stability Assessment. Considerable progress has been made in strengthening the resilience of the country's financial sector. Total assets of the banking sector have increased twofold since 2003, and credit to the private sector has risen...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011245298
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Romania; Financial Sector Stability Assessment
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2010
This paper discusses key findings of the financial sector stability assessment for Romania. The assessment reveals that in recent years, Romania’s financial sector regulatory authorities have made significant progress in adopting international best practices, including through...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011245535
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Modeling Correlated Systemic Liquidity and Solvency Risks in a Financial Environment with Incomplete Information
Schumacher, Liliana; Barnhill, Theodore M. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2011
banking system. Using a forward looking simulation of many risk factors applied to detailed balance sheets for a 10 bank … sector and regional concentrations, bank creditors' sensitivity to and uncertainties regarding solvency risk, and inadequate … inter-bank defaults. Liquidity runs are modeled as a response to elevated solvency risk and uncertainties and are shown to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009370540
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Capital Regulation, Liquidity Requirements and Taxation in a Dynamic Model of Banking
Nicoló, Gianni De; Gamba, Andrea; Lucchetta, Marcella - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2012
This paper studies the impact of bank regulation and taxation in a dynamic model with banks exposed to credit and … liquidity risk. We find an inverted U-shaped relationship between capital requirements and bank lending, efficiency, and welfare …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011142059
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Credit Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa; Sources, Risks, and Policy Responses
Khamis, May Y.; Iossifov, Plamen - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2009
credit growth in select countries. We develop regression models of the fundamental determinants of bank credit and use them …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008528619
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Modernizing Bank Regulation in Support of Financial Deepening; The Case of Uruguay
Wezel, Torsten; Mansilla, Mario; Adler, Gustavo - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2009
resulting in an acceleration of bank lending. In particular, regulatory reforms pertaining to loan classification and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008528653
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Short-Versus Long-Term Credit and Economic Performance; Evidence from the WAEMU
Gbenyo, Kodzo; Kpodar, Kangni - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2010
development does support growth in the region, long-term bank financing has a greater impact on economic growth than short …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008533240