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Financial Sector Reform and Banking Crises in the Baltic Countries

International Monetary Fund - 1996

Financial sector reform in the Baltic countries is reviewed in light of the banking crises that emerged during the reform period. It is argued that the crises had their roots in the structural deficiencies specific to planned economies and the financial environment that developed before and...

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Government Debt Issuance in the Euro Area : The Impact of the Financial Crisis

International Monetary Fund - 2011

This paper documents and analyzes crisis-related changes in government debt issuance practices in the 16 euro zone … deficit and high debt euro area countries, and has forced governments to assume additional risk …

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From Banking to Sovereign Stress : Implications For Public Debt

International Monetary Fund - 2014

This paper explores how banking sector developments and characteristics influence the propagation of risks from the banking sector to sovereign debt, including how they affect the extent of fiscal costs of banking crises when those occur. It then proposes practices and policies for the fiscal...

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The SDR Interest Rate Basket : Proposed Change of the Representative Interest Rate for the Euro and Amendment to Rule T-1(C)

International Monetary Fund - 2014

The three-month Eurepo interest rate, the euro component of the SDR interest rate basket, will be discontinued as of … representative interest rate instrument of the euro area in the SDR interest rate basket since 2006. However, faced with a … secondary market yield curve covering euro area government bonds rated either investment grade or AA and above. In staff's view …

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Inflation Differentials in the EU : A Common ( Factors ) Approach with Implications for EU8 Euro Adoption Prospects

International Monetary Fund - 2008

This paper explores inflation determinants within the EU and implications for new members'' euro adoption plans. Factor …

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Post-Crisis Bank Behavior; Lessons From Mercosur

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2010

Did the occurrence of systemic banking crises in the 1990s and 2000s significantly alter the behavior of banks in the Mercosur? The objective of this paper is to answer this question by analyzing changes in bank behavior after crises in the Mercosur region. To our knowledge, this is the first...

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Bank Insolvency and Stabilization in Eastern Europe

International Monetary Fund - 1992

The profound structural reform underway in Eastern Europe has revealed the weakness of the banking sector there; macroeconomic stability and other reforms are thereby threatened. After an overview of recent developments in the banking sectors of these countries, a model is developed that...

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Issues in Recent Banking Crises in Developing Countries

International Monetary Fund - 1990

This paper compares experiences with banking crises in seven countries in order to analyze the factors governing the crises and the effectiveness of measures to deal with the problems. The linkages between deregulation of the financial sector, and financial crises are examined. The portfolio...

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Recapitalizing Banks with Public Funds : Selected Issues

International Monetary Fund - 1999

Recapitalizing banks in a systemic crisis is a complex medium-term process that requires significant government intervention and careful management at both the strategic and individual bank levels. This paper highlights the range of operational and strategic issues to be addressed and the...

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Lessons From Systemic Bank Restructing

International Monetary Fund - 1998

Systemic bank restructing aims to improve bank performance - that is, restore solvency and profitability, improve the banking system's capacity to provide financial intermediation between savers and borrowers, and restore public confidence. The authors of this studyanalyzed the experiences of 24...

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