Except for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), all Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)countries[1] still regulate the accounting and auditing profession through the codes ofcommercial law. As we shall see later, the setting of accounting and auditingregulations in KSA (i

COVER -- CONTENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- CONCEPT OF RISKS IN BANKS -- RISK MANAGEMENT -- QUANTITATIVE RISK MERSUREMENT -- CREDIT RISK -- MARKET RISK -- OPERATIONAL RISKS -- SOLVENCY RISK - CONCEPT OF CAPITAL ADEQUACY AND RISK BASED CAPITAL -- RISK BASED SUPERVISION OF BANKS -- BIBLIOGRAPHY.

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Intro -- Contents -- Foreword -- Contributors -- Chapter 1: Summary of the Discussion -- Choosing an Appropriate Regulatory Structure -- Managing the Transition -- Making Structures Work -- Other Issues -- Conclusions -- Chapter 2: Institutional Structure of Financial Regulation and Supervision:...

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