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Determinants of Bank Credit in Emerging Market Economies

Stepanyan, Vahram - 2011

We examine changes in bank credit across a wide range of emerging market economies during the last decade. The rich …

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What Drives the Performance of Selected Mena Banks? : A Meta-Frontier Analysis

Ben Naceur, Sami - 2011

This study examines the effect of financial-sector reform on bank performance in selected Middle Eastern and North … African (MENA) countries in the period 1994 -2008. We evaluate bank efficiency in Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, Lebanon and Tunisia … bank specific variables on bank efficiency. Overall, the analysis shows that, despite similarities in the process of …

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Slovenia : Selected Issues

International Monetary Fund - 2000

The Bank of Slovenia (BoS) officially pursues a policy aimed at lowering inflation to European levels and maintaining …

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Impact of Regulatory Reforms on Large and Complex Financial Institutions

Ötker, Inci - 2010

Financial sector reforms are being considered to address the risks posed by large and complex financial institutions (LCFIs). The vast majority of global finance is intermediated by a handful of these institutions with growing interconnections within and across borders. Common trends that...

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Bank Losses, Monetary Policy and Financial Stability-Evidenceon the Interplay From Panel Data

Zicchino, Lea - 2008

pronounced when either initial bank capitalization is thin or when monetary policy is tight. Moreover, in the face of credit …

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Bank Efficiency and Competition in Low-Income Countries : The Case of Uganda

Hauner, David - 2005

There is a concern that the state-dominated, inefficient, and fragile banking systems in many low-income countries, especially in sub-Saharan Africa, are a major hindrance to economic growth. This paper systematically analyzes the impact of the far-reaching banking sector reforms undertaken in...

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Managing the Interest Rate Risk of Indian Banks' Government Securities Holdings

Sy, Amadou N. R. - 2005

of recommendations regarding government policies and individual bank practices to manage interest rate risk …

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Building Resilient Banking Sectors in the Caucasus and Central Asia

Vera Martin, Mercedes - 2018

External shocks since 2014-lower oil prices and slower growth in key trading partners-have put financial sectors, mainly banks, in the eight Caucasus and Central Asia (CCA) countries under increased stress. Even before the shocks, CCA banking sectors were not at full strength. Asset quality was...

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Poverty Reduction And Growth Trust : 2020 Borrowing Agreements With The National Bank Of Belgium, Banco Central Do Brasil, Banque De France, The Government Of Japan, De Nederlandsc...

International Monetary Fund - 2020

This paper presents the first set of Poverty Reduction and Growth Trust (PRGT) borrowing agreements that have been signed to respond to the unprecedented demand for concessional financing during the COVID-19 pandemic. A fast-track loan mobilization round has been instrumental to allow the Fund...

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Stressing to Breaking Point : Interpreting Stress Test Results

Worrell, Rupert - 2008

This paper illustrates how stress tests of banking systems may be designed to evaluate banks' reaction to shocks of increasing intensity, up to the point where regulatory norms are breached, or banks become insolvent. This approach offers useful insight and guidance for regulatory policy and...

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