The 2008-09 global financial crisis did not result in the failure of any major financial institution in Israel, but it did reveal vulnerabilities in the non-banking sector . particularly in the corporate-bond market. Conservative regulation of the banking sector helped this segment avoid a...

The Mexican banking crisis of 1994/95 necessitated a major government rescue operation - estimated to have cost about 20 per cent of GDP. Since then, financial sector reforms have been implemented and the performance of the Mexican financial system has markedly improved, as shown by indicators...

The global crisis exposed weaknesses in the Hungarian financial system that pose risks to financial stability. Excessive risk-taking by banks and households had been masked by relatively stable exchange rates, the expected early adoption of the euro and unusually lax credit conditions in...

Bankers suffer a risk of non repayment of their credits to firms. This risk can be reduced during the two phases of the credit : at the time of the credit granting by a risk of failure analysis and the design of incentive contracts, and during its life, by an active monitoring of the credit.

Les banquiers subissent un risque de non-remboursement des crédits aux entreprises. Ce risque peut être réduit lors des deux phases du crédit : lors de l'octroi, par une analyse du risque de défaillance et la rédaction de contrats incitatifs, et en cours de vie, par un suivi actif du crédit.

This paper examines how a range of stability-oriented regulatory policies for banking and insurance are related to selected stability and competition outcomes in these sectors. Based on survey information on financial market regulation, policy indicators for eight areas of prudential banking...