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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

, along with variables reflecting macroeconomic conditions, the structure of the banking system, and the quality of political …

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Financial Sector Reforms and Prospects for Financial Integration in Maghreb Countries

Sole, Juan; Sensenbrenner, Gabriel; Tahari, Amor; … - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2007

A healthy and dynamic financial sector is essential to achieving high and sustainable economic growth in the Maghreb region-Algeria, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, and Tunisia. Financial integration within the Maghreb region will help deepen financial markets, increase their efficiency, and enhance...

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Issues in Managing and Sequencing Financial Sector Reforms Lessons From Experiences in Five Developing Countries

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 1992

A review of the experience of five developing countries in reforming their financial systems illustrates the benefits and risks, and provides lessons on the factors which contribute to successful financial sector reforms. Financial sector reforms need to be supported by active monetary policy,...

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Should Banks Be Narrowed?

Bossone, Biaggio - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2001

financial debates and research. Narrow banking would prevent deposit-issuing banks from lending to the private sector and … restrict nonbank intermediaries from funding investments with demand deposits. Proponents of narrow banking defend it as a step … narrow banking with contemporary banking theories, and evaluates the potential consequences of narrow banking on finance and …

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The Use of Blanket Guarantees in Banking Crises

Laeven, Luc; Valencia, Fabian - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2008

In episodes of significant banking distress or perceived systemic risk to the financial system, policymakers have often … restructuring programs and may increase moral hazard going forward. Using a sample of 42 episodes of banking crises, this paper …

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Modis; A Market-Oriented Deposit Insurance Scheme

Zoli, Edda; Xie, Danyang; Vaez-Zadeh, Reza - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2002

This paper argues that an optimal deposit insurance scheme would allow the level of insurance coverage to be determined by the market. Based on this principle, the paper proposes an insurance scheme that minimizes distortions and embodies fairness and credibility, two essential characteristics...

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Financial Reforms and Interest Rate Spreads in the Commercial Banking System in Malawi

Chirwa, Ephraim W.; Mlachila, Montfort - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2002

This study investigates the impact of financial sector reforms on interest rate spreads in the commercial banking … system in Malawi. The financial reform program commenced in 1989 when both the Reserve Bank Act and the Banking Act were … revised with the easing of entry requirements into the banking system, and indirect monetary policy instruments were …

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Does Good Financial Performance Mean Good Financial Intermediation in China?

Feyzioglu, Tarhan - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2009

and profitability. Possible factors leading to large profits in the banking system, despite wide-spread inefficiencies …

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Financial Intermediation, Competition, and Risk; A General Equilibrium Exposition

Nicoló, Gianni De; Lucchetta, Marcella - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2009

We study a simple general equilibrium model in which investment in a risky technology is subject to moral hazard and banks can extract market power rents. We show that more bank competition results in lower economy-wide risk, lower bank capital ratios, more efficient production plans and...

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The Need for Special Resolution Regimes for Financial Institutions; The Case of theeuropean Union

Cihák, Martin; Nier, Erlend - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2009

The global financial crisis has demonstrated weaknesses in resolution regimes for financial institutions around the globe, including in the European Union (EU). This paper considers the principles underlying resolution regimes for financial institutions, and draws out how a well-designed...

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