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A quantitative look at the Italian banking system: evidence from a new dataset since 1861
Bonis, Riccardo De; Farabullini, Fabio; Rocchelli, Miria; … - Dipartimento del Tesoro, Ministero dell'Economia e … - 2013
Building on a new dataset on Italian banks and other financial corporations from 1861 to 2011, the novelty of this … paper is to examine the patterns of the main items of bank’s balance sheets, such as deposits, capital and reserves, bonds … issued, bonds held in portfolio, and loans for a period of 150 years. The long time behaviour of credit maturity, postal …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010850514
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Monetary Transmission in Brazil: Has the Credit Channel Changed?
Garcia-Escribano, Mercedes - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2013
This paper investigates the transmission of monetary policy by private banks in Brazil during the recent easing cycle …. The analysis presented uses a panel dataset with information on lending by private banks in Brazil and concludes that …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011141997
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Heterogeneous Bank Lending Responses to Monetary Policy; New Evidence from a Real-time Identification
Bluedorn, John C; Bowdler, Christopher; Koch, Christoffer - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2013
We present new evidence on how heterogeneity in banks interacts with monetary policy changes to impact bank lending …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011242407
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A New Heuristic Measure of Fragility and Tail Risks; Application to Stress Testing
Schmieder, Christian; Kinda, Tidiane; Taleb, Nassim N.; … - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2012
This paper presents a simple heuristic measure of tail risk, which is applied to individual bank stress tests and to public debt. Stress testing can be seen as a first order test of the level of potential negative outcomes in response to tail shocks. However, the results of stress testing can be...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011242421
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Paraguay; Selected Issues
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2009
After five years of Paraguay’s high growth led, in part by agro-exporting sectors, the external environment has turned less favorable, with a sharp decline of export prices and a curtailment of external credit lines. The Selected Issues paper for Paraguay discusses economic development...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011242900
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The Global Macroeconomic Costs of Raising Bank Capital Adequacy Requirements
Vitek, Francis; Roger, Scott - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2012
requirements under Basel III, as well as a capital increase covering globally systemically important banks. The analysis, using an … widening of interest rate spreads by banks. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009654168
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Rwanda; 2004 Article IV Consultation—Staff Report; Staff ; Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for Rwanda
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2004
This 2004 Article IV Consultation of Rwanda reports that although the recovery in primary activities has been relatively rapid, formal sector activity registered a mixed performance. The expansion of government programs in health, education, water and energy, would widen the structural deficit...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005824927
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Iraq; Request for Stand-By Arrangement: Staff Report; Staff Supplement; Press Release on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for Iraq
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2006
This paper discusses Iraq’s request for Stand-By Arrangement for 15 months from December 2005 through March 2007, which they intend to treat as precautionary. The authorities’ policies have succeeded in promoting overall macroeconomic stability despite the extremely difficult...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005825026
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Islamic Republic of Mauritania; 2003 Article IV Consultation, and Request for a Three-Year Arrangement Under the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility—Staff Report; Staff Stateme...
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2003
Mauritania successfully completed its previous poverty reduction growth facility arrangement in December 2002. The focus of this report is on the effectiveness of policies adopted in the last few years and the medium-term strategy. Macroeconomic stability under the IMF-supported program and the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005825038
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Lao People's Democratic Republic; Third Review Under the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility, and Requests for Waiver of Performance Criterion and Extension of the Arrangement—...
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2003
Lao People's Democratic Republic (Lao PDR) showed commendable growth owing to its strong macroeconomic performance and structural reforms under the economic program. Executive Directors commended the fiscal performance, bank restructuring, and the private sector developments, and stressed the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005825042