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Spain; Financial Sector Assessment Program -Technical Note: Regulation, Supervision, and Governance of the Spanish Cajas

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2006

This report provides the background on the financial liberalization and deregulation process with special reference to Spainâ€™s cajas de ahorros (savings banks). It provides an overview of the cajasâ€™ governance structure and analyzes the regulation and supervision of cajas, with...

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Cyprus; Financial Sector Assessment Program Update: Technical Note: Measuring Banking Stability in Cyprus

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2009

Various indicators place Cyprusâ€™s banking system soundness ahead of emerging countries but behind advanced economies. This report discusses financial sector stability in Cyprus, using a combination of accounting-based and market-based indicators, and stress tests. Cypriot commercial banks...

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The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia; 2007 Article IV Consultation: Staff Report; Staff Supplement; Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statemen...

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2007

The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopiaâ€™s 2007 Article IV Consultation reports on the macroeconomic imbalances and on maintaining medium-term macroeconomic stability while fostering growth potential. Although agriculture continues to be the mainstay of the economy, the expansion has...

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Bangladesh; Request for a Three-Year Arrangement Under the Extended Credit Facility

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2012

The government of the Peopleâ€™s Republic of Bangladesh has requested a three-year Extended Credit Facility (ECF) arrangement with access of 120 percent of quota in support of their reform program. It aims to restore macroeconomic stability, strengthen the external position, and engender...

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Belarus; Recent Economic Developments

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 1996

authorities adopted a wide-ranging adjustment program aimed at reducing inflation, increasing the market orientation of the …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005252624

Corporate governance, regulation and risk-taking behaviour in the banking industry: the Tunisian evidence

Mnasri, Khadija; Abaoub, Ezzeddine - In: International Journal of Accounting, Auditing and … 6 (2010) 4, pp. 422-450

the ownership structure, the acceptance of government officials on bank's boards, the capital adequacy requirements and … Bank of Tunisia increased the minimum capital requirements for the banking industry vis-a-vis risk-weighted assets to 8 …-capital adequacy requirements does not affect bank risk-taking. The acceptance of government officials on banks' boards reduces bank …

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Making Banks Safer; Can Volcker and Vickers Do it?

Chow, Julian T. S.; Surti, Jay - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2011

This paper assesses proposals to redefine the scope of activities of systemically important financial institutions. Alongside reform of prudential regulation and oversight, these have been offered as solutions to the too-important-to-fail problem. It is argued that while the more radical of...

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The Impact of SFAS No. 157 on Commercial Banks

Schroeder, Richard; Schauer, David - In: International Advances in Economic Research 16 (2010) 2, pp. 175-189

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Measuring efficiency of the banking industry before and after the recent financial crisis: some international evidence

Mitra, Devashis; Siddiquee, Mohammad - In: International Journal of Accounting and Finance 4 (2013) 2, pp. 143-167

The recent financial crisis has plagued banking institutions around the world. Using a non-parametric (data envelopment analysis) approach, we measure operating and profit efficiency of 21 commercial banks from four countries during 2004-2010. The results suggest that for the most part there is...

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The Impact of FSP FAS 157-4 on Commercial Banks

Cathey, Jack; Schauer, David; Schroeder, Richard - In: International Advances in Economic Research 18 (2012) 1, pp. 15-27

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