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A Network Analysis of Global Banking:1978-2009
Reyes, Javier A.; Minoiu, Camelia - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2011
In this paper we explore the properties of the global banking network using cross-border bank lending data for 184 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009019598
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Bermuda; Assessment of the Supervision and Regulation of the Financial Sector—Volume II—Detailed Assessment of Observance of Standards and Codes
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2005
This paper presents key findings of the Detailed Assessment of the Observance of Standards and Codes in the Financial Sector of Bermuda. The small number of licensed deposit-taking institutions in Bermuda are part of the broader financial intermediation sector. Typically, some 50 percent to 60...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005825139
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Guernsey; Financial Sector Assessment Program Update-Detailed Assessment of Observance on Basel Core Principles
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2011
The Basel Core Principles for Effective Banking Supervision (BCP) assessment confirms the high standard of prudential regulation and supervision described in the 2003 assessment, and found that the issues identified have largely been addressed. The Guernsey Financial Services Commission (GFSC),...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011242871
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How Well Do Aggregate Bank Ratios Identify Banking Problems?
Cihák, Martin; Schaeck, Klaus - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2007
The paper provides an empirical analysis of aggregate banking system ratios during systemic banking crises. Drawing upon a wide cross-country dataset, we utilize parametric and nonparametric tests to assess the power of these ratios to discriminate between sound and unsound banking systems. We...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005768721
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Systemic Banking Crises; A New Database
Valencia, Fabian; Laeven, Luc - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2008
This paper presents a new database on the timing of systemic banking crises and policy responses to resolve them. The database covers the universe of systemic banking crises for the period 1970-2007, with detailed data on crisis containment and resolution policies for 42 crisis episodes, and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005599378
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Distress in European Banks; An Analysis Basedon a New Dataset
Poghosyan, Tigran; Cihák, Martin - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2009
identified late, solutions are much more costly. Until recently, Europe has seen only a small number of outright bank failures …, which made the estimation of early warning models for bank supervision very difficult. This paper presents a unique database … of individual bank distress across the European Union from mid-1990s to 2008. Using this data set, we analyze the causes …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005826186
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Banking Crises and Crisis Dating; Theory and Evidence
Loukoianova, Elena; Nicoló, Gianni De; Boyd, John H. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2009
information on government actions undertaken in response to bank distress. Weformulate a simple theoretical model of a banking … industry which we use to identify and constructtheory-based measures of systemic bank shocks (SBS). Using both country … have appeared in the literature. Therefore, BC indicatorsactually measure lagged government responses to systemic bank …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008528706
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Resolution of Banking Crises; The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Laeven, Luc; Valencia, Fabian - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2010
This paper presents a new database of systemic banking crises for the period 1970-2009. While there are many commonalities between recent and past crises, both in terms of underlying causes and policy responses, there are some important differences in terms of the scale and scope of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008560451
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Germany; Technical Note on Crisis Management Arrangements
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2011
This paper discusses Germany’s challenges and measures to strengthen crisis management arrangements. Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht (BaFin) and the Bundesbank have closely coordinated with the interagency risk committee on banking matters, which also encompasses BaFin...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244880
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Overview of the Indian Corporate Sector: 1989-2002
Topalova, Petia - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2004
This paper uses firm-level data to examine the performance of India's nonfinancial corporate sector since 1989 and evaluate its financial vulnerabilities. While promising trends in liquidity, profitability, and leverage of the sector emerged in the early 1990s, they experienced a reversal after...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005768803