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Credit Risk Spreads in Local and Foreign Currencies
Wiener, Zvi; Galai, Dan - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2009
The paper shows how-in a Merton-type model with bankruptcy-the currency composition of debt changes the risk profile of …
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Risk, genetically modified food and the US/EU divide
Toke, Dave - In: International Journal of Green Economics 1 (2007) 3/4, pp. 407-418
environmentalists since 1990 on a range of issues in the EU, compared to the USA. Beck's 'Risk Society' theory has general resonance … USA on environmental issues. These differences have been parallel to the apparently stronger influence of … with contemporary western attitudes to risk. However, it may be that the US regulatory framework may now be more …
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Die Krise des Bankhauses Baring : ein systembedingter Marktfehler
Juchems, Alexander - In: Ifo Schnelldienst 48 (1995) 08, pp. 22-25
Die Krise des Bankhauses Baring wurde von Spekulationen mit Derivaten, in diesem Fall mit Futures und Optionen ausgelöst. Sie stellt einen Einschnitt in der Entwicklung der Finanzmärkte dar, denn sie hat neue Risiken deutlich gemacht. Um ähnliche - möglicherweise noch weitreichendere -...
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STUDIES ON FINANCIAL MARKETS IN EAST ASIA
Susai, Masayuki (contributor); Uchida, Shigeru (contributor) - World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.
This book will be an important addition to the limited number of books that discuss finance and accounting issues in East Asian countries. While presenting recent empirical studies on finance and accounting in East Asian economies, it also reveals the underlying reasons for remarkable economic...
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India; 2008 Article IV Consultation: Staff Report; Staff Statement; Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for India
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2009
India’s financial system compares favorably internationally, but rising credit risk and liquidity pressures are …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244299
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Kuwait; Financial System Stability Assessment: Update
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2010
The study shows that the global financial crisis has adversely affected Kuwait’s financial system, especially in the Investment Company (IC) sector. Stress tests indicate that, in contrast to the ICs, the banking system could broadly withstand significant shocks. The Central Bank of...
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United States; Staff Report for the 2012 Article IV Consultation
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2012
The slow-paced growth rate of the U.S. economy, notwithstanding the bolstering attempts is disheartening. Implementing financial reforms and highly accommodative monetary policy are hoped to have a desired effect. Deficit reduction, debt ratio stabilizing strategies, removal of fiscal cliff...
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Republic of Poland; Staff Report for the 2012 Article IV Consultation
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2012
This 2012 Article IV Consultation discusses that the economy of Poland fared well throughout the crisis. The growth was robust and well balanced in 2011. The banking sector remained profitable and well capitalized. Declining provisioning boosted profitability and the average capital adequacy...
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Tunisia; Financial System Stability Assessment Update
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2006
From the 2002 Financial Sector Assessment Program (FSAP), a number of structural reforms have been carried out in the financial system. A number of measures have been taken in the regulatory, fiscal, and legal areas to improve credit quality and financial transparency. The stress test confirms...
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Peru; Second Review Under the Stand-By Arrangement and Requests for Establishment of Performance Criteria, Wavier of Nonobservance of Performance Criteria, and Rephasing of Future...
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2007
This paper discusses key findings of the Second Review Under the Stand-By Arrangement for Peru. The economy continued to perform well in 2004. Real GDP grew by 5.1 percent, inflation was 3.5 percent at end-December, and the fiscal deficit of the combined public sector narrowed to 1.1 percent of...
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