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Financial Soundness Indicators : Analytical Aspects and Country Practices

International Monetary Fund - 2002

The financial turmoil of the late 1990s prompted a broad search for tools and techniques for detecting and preventing financial crises, and more recent episodes of instability have high lighted the importance of continuous monitoring of financial systems as a tool for preventing crises. This...

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Republic of Slovenia : Selected Issues

International Monetary Fund - 2007

examines the efficiency of the Slovene banking sector in the European Union context. The paper analyzes indicators of bank … efficiency by comparing performance indicators for banks in Slovenia, the European Monetary Union, and new member states. It … presents results from cross-country econometric estimates of banking sector cost efficiency. The paper also discusses results …

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Republic of Slovenia : Selected Issues

International Monetary Fund - 2006

This paper provides a background on the key policy challenges for Slovenia in the euro zone. Then, it assesses the discretionary scope to adjust spending and proposes initial steps to enhance budget flexibility so that fiscal adjustment can be targeted on relatively inefficient spending. This...

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China and India Learning from Each Other : Reforms and Policies for Sustained Growth

Prasad, Eswar - 2006

What does the future hold for these giants that are two fastest-growing emerging markets and among the three largest economies in Asia? Their economic muscle is having increasingly far-reaching effects on the global economy. This must-read book draws together analysis and insight from high-level...

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Building Monetary and Financial Systems : Case Studies in Technical Assistance

International Monetary Fund - 2007

This book includes 21 case studies of technical assistance provided by the IMF's former Monetary and Financial Systems Department during 2003-06. These studies cover issues related to monetary policy and operations, financial markets, payment systems, and financial regulation and supervision,...

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Bosnia and Herzegovina : Financial System Stability Assessment, including Reports on the Observance of Standards and Codes on the following topics: Banking Supervision and Corporat...

International Monetary Fund - 2006

Economic growth in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) has been impressive with GDP. The dominance of foreign-owned bank …

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Republic of Slovenia : Selected Issues

International Monetary Fund - 2009

The spike in Slovenian inflation in 2007–08 has shown how structural bottlenecks may hamper Slovenian growth in the future. This Selected Issues paper investigates the role of supply factors and demand-side effects in explaining this surge. The paper concludes that the spike in Slovenian...

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Isle of Man : Financial Sector Assessment Program Update: Technical Note: Stress Testing: Banking and Insurance

International Monetary Fund - 2009

This technical note presents stress testing of banking and insurance on the Isle of Man (IOM). The stress tests for the IOM Financial Sector Assessment Program Update have been designed to yield as comprehensive and detailed a picture as possible within the constraints of the approach and...

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Pakistan : Financial Sector Assessment Program—Technical Note—Condition of the Banking System

International Monetary Fund - 2005

This Technical Note examines the condition of the banking system for Pakistan. The number of commercial banks and various nonbank financial institutions in the country grew rapidly in the early 1990s. The privatization of state-owned banks has been accompanied by the liberalization in the...

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Denmark : Financial Sector Assessment Program-Technical Note-Competition in the Banking Sector

International Monetary Fund - 2007

competitive and efficient banking sector. Measured by various indicators, efficiency of banking intermediation has been improving …

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