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Asian Equity Markets; Growth, Opportunities, and Challenges

Kramer, Charles Frederick; Purfield, Catriona; Oura, Hiroko - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2006

Asian equity markets have grown significantly in size since the early 1990s, driven by strong international investor inflows, growing regional financial integration, capital account liberalization, and structural improvements to markets. The development of equity markets provides a more...

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Modern Banking and OTC Derivatives Markets; The Transformation of Global Finance and its Implications for Systemic Risk

Drees, Burkhard; Schinasi, Garry J.; Kramer, Charles … - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2001

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The Capital Markets of Emerging Europe; Institutions, Instruments and Investors

Ong, Li L.; Iorgova, Silvia - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2008

Emerging European countries have made large strides in developing their local capital markets since the early-1990s. However, the rate of development has been widely disparate across countries and market segments, underpinned by the varying degrees of progress made in key areas such as...

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Denmark; Financial Sector Assessment Program-Technical Note-Review of Danish Capital Market

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2007

This technical note discusses the structure of the Danish capital market and related issues. The focus is on the organization and functioning of domestic securities markets. The note provides a regional perspective on these markets. It reviews the prudential framework for capital markets, and...

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The Credit Risk Transfer Market and Stability Implications for U.K. Financial Institutions

Ong, Li L.; Chan-Lau, Jorge A. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2006

The increasing ability to trade credit risk in financial markets has facilitated its dispersion across the financial and other sectors. However, specific risks attached to credit risk transfer (CRT) instruments in a market with still-limited liquidity means that its rapid expansion may actually...

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The Development of Local Debt Markets in Asia

Goswami, Mangal; Sharma, Sunil - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2011

issue of critical size can be addressed through an integrated regional market for local currency bonds that provides greater …

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Financial Soundness Indicators; Analytical Aspects and Country Practices

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2002

The financial turmoil of the late 1990s prompted a broad search for tools and techniques for detecting and preventing financial crises, and more recent episodes of instability have high lighted the importance of continuous monitoring of financial systems as a tool for preventing crises. This...

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A Framework for Financial Market Development

Chami, Ralph; Sharma, Sunil; Fullenkamp, Connel - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2009

The paper proposes a framework for examining the process of financial market development. The framework, consistent with the functional view of financial system design, is anchored in studying the incentives facing the key players in financial markets-borrowers, lenders, liquidity providers, and...

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An Anatomy of Corporate Bond Markets; Growing Pains and Knowledge Gains

Luengnaruemitchai, Pipat; Ong, Li L. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2005

The objective of this paper is to discuss the key issues relating to the development of local corporate bond markets …. We examine the requirements for local corporate bond market development, and compare and contrast experiences across both … improving the breadth and depth of corporate debt markets. The demand and supply of corporate bonds are dependent on factors …

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Stress Testing of Financial Systems; An Overview of Issues, Methodologies, and FSAP Experiences

Peria, Maria Soledad Martinez; Majnoni, Giovanni; … - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2001

The paper has three objectives. After a general introduction to some of the concepts and basic techniques of stress testing, the paper gives an overview of some of the conceptual issues involved in evaluating risks at the aggregated level of financial systems. Second, this study provides a basic...

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