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Decomposing Financial Risks and Vulnerabilities in Eastern Europe

Worrell, DeLisle; Maechler, Andrea M.; Mitra, Srobona - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2007

This paper assesses how various types of financial risk such as credit risk, market risk, and liquidity risk affect … examines how the quality of supervisory standards may have mitigated the vulnerabilities arising from these risk factors. Using … supervisory standards on banks' risk profile across different country clusters. Credit quality is of general concern especially in …

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Credit Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa; Sources, Risks, and Policy Responses

Khamis, May Y.; Iossifov, Plamen - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2009

In this paper, we analyze credit growth in Sub-Saharan Africa over the past decade focusing on the post-2002 rapid credit growth in select countries. We develop regression models of the fundamental determinants of bank credit and use them to examine whether they can fully explain developments in...

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Oversight Issues in Mobile Payments

Khiaonarong, Tanai - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2014

€œpass throughâ€ deposit insurance; (iv) contingency plans for operational disruptions; and (v) risk controls and access criteria in …

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Macroprudential Policies for a Resource Rich Economy The Case of Mongolia

Maino, Rodolfo; Imam, Patrick A.; Ojima, Yasuhisa - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2013

credit activity, and heightened risk appetiteâ€”attributable to the commodity boomâ€”are fuelling price volatility in asset …

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Systemic Risk from Global Financial Derivatives; A Network Analysis of Contagion and Its Mitigation with Super-Spreader Tax

Markose, Sheri M. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2012

for these markets to operate at their current levels. Systemic risk costs of highly connected SIFIs nodes are not priced …

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A Theory of Domestic and International Trade Finance

Ahn, JaeBin - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2011

This paper provides a theory model of trade finance to explain the "great trade collapse." The model shows that, first, the riskiness of international transactions rises relative to domestic transactions during economic downturns, and second, the exclusive use of a letter of credit in...

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Integration of the Securities Market Infrastructure in the European Union; Policy and Regulatory Issues

Kazarian, Elias G. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2006

This paper examines the impact of ongoing cross-border integration of securities market infrastructure in the European Union. In particular, it analyzes the regulatory framework that has evolved to deal with the risks associated with cross-border clearing and settlement and concludes that, due...

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Monetary Policy, Monetary Areas, and Financial Development with Electronic Money

Arnone, Marco; Bandiera, Luca - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2004

Electronic money (e-money), as a network good, could become an important form of currency in the future. Such a development could affect monetary policy effectiveness. If an increased use of e-money substantially limits the demand for central bank reserves, this limitation would require changes...

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The Reform of Italian Cooperative Banks; Discussion of Proposals

Gutierrez, Eva - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2008

This paper argues that the governance framework of cooperative banks may hamper raising capital, particularly at time of distress, complicating the bank resolution process ?specially for large banks?and may not provide adequate incentives to control banks' management. Reforms should preserve the...

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The Impact of Terrorismon Financial Markets

Nedelescu, Oana M.; Johnston, R. B. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2005

The terrorist attacks that have occurred in the past few years around the world have raised international awareness of the danger of terrorism and its complex repercussions on the financial markets. This paper explores the ways in which financial markets reacted to the attacks and the...

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