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Financial Development in Emerging Europe; The Unfinished Agenda
Zoli, Edda - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2007
corporate governance and creditor rights protection, and promoting the emergence of institutional investors would be beneficial. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005605312
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Financial Deepening in the CFA Franc Zone:The Role of Institutions
Ghura, Dhaneshwar; Kpodar, Kangni; Singh, Raju Jan - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2009
During the 1980s and early 1990s many Sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries undertook reforms to promote financial sector deepening. Nevertheless, financial sectors in SSA countries remain among the shallowest in the world and, within Sub-Saharan Africa, financial depth in the CFA franc zone is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008528697
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Mother, Can I Trust the Government? Sustained Financial Deepening; A Political Institutionsview
Quintyn, Marc; Verdier, Geneviève - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2010
Only a minority of countries have succeeded in establishing a developed financial system, despite widespread financial liberalization. Confronted with this finding, the political institutions view claims that sustained financial deepening is most likely to take place in institutional...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008671297
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Does Regulatory Governance Matter for Financial System Stability? An Empirical Analysis
Das, Udaibir S.; Quintyn, Marc; Chenard, Kina - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2004
This paper provides empirical evidence that the quality of regulatory governance-governance practices adopted by … system soundness and regulatory governance, based on country data collected from the Financial Sector Assessment Program … (FSAP). Regression results indicate that regulatory governance has a significant influence on financial system soundness …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005825836
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Helping Hand or Grabbing Hand? Supervisory Architecture, Financial Structure and Market View
Quintyn, Marc; Masciandaro, Donato - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2008
The literature stresses the importance of financial market characteristics in determining the supervisory architectures. In the real world it is not always clear to what extent market features are taken into account. We present two complementary approaches to gain insights in the above...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005768758
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Barbados; Financial System Stability Assessment: Update, including Reports on the Observance of Standards and Codes on the following topics: Banking Supervision and Securities Regu...
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2009
This paper presents Barbados’s Financial System Stability Assessment Update as part of the Financial Sector Assessment Program Update. The domestic banking sector appears sound and profitable and continues to dominate the financial system. The financial system has benefited from the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011243853
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Cooperative Banks in Europe; Policy Issues
Fonteyne, Wim - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2007
governance challenges. Risks include the use of the endowment for purposes other than members' best interest, such as empire … corporate governance is warranted and that cooperatives need mechanisms enabling them to better manage their capital. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005264159
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An Anatomy of Corporate Bond Markets; Growing Pains and Knowledge Gains
Luengnaruemitchai, Pipat; Ong, Li L. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2005
mature and emerging markets. We suggest that core aspects such as benchmarking, corporate governance and disclosure, credit …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005264116
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A European Mandate for Financial Sector Supervisors in the EU
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2009
The EU is deliberating the introduction of an explicit "European mandate" for financial sector supervisors to supplement national mandates. Suggestions are made on (i) the formulation of a European mandate; (ii) the policy areas to which it should apply; (iii) which institutions should be given a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005769128
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The Systemic Regulation of Credit Rating Agencies and Rated Markets
Sy, Amadou N. R. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2009
Credit ratings have contributed to the current financial crisis. Proposals to regulate credit rating agencies focus on micro-prudential issues and aim at reducing conflicts of interest and increasing transparency and competition. In contrast, this paper argues that macro-prudential regulation is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008528614