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Annex IV International Coordination of Supervision and Regulation of Financial Institutions »
Source: International Capital Markets : Developments, Prospects, and Key Policy Issues, 1996
Series: World Economic and Financial Surveys
Author(s): International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 17 September 1996
ISBN: 9781557756091
Keywords: banking, foreign exchange, bond, bonds, banking system
This annex provides information on the framework for international cooperation in the supervision and regulation of financial institutions and describes cooperative efforts to regulate both inte...

Annex III Foreign Exchange Markets: Structure and Systemic Risks »
Source: International Capital Markets : Developments, Prospects, and Key Policy Issues, 1996
Series: World Economic and Financial Surveys
Author(s): International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 17 September 1996
ISBN: 9781557756091
Keywords: banking, foreign exchange, bond, bonds, banking system
This annex begins with a summary of recent developments in the foreign exchange market. Drawing on the BIS’s most recent foreign exchange and derivatives turnover reports. 1...

Annex I Major Capital Markets: Trends and Recent Developments »
Source: International Capital Markets : Developments, Prospects, and Key Policy Issues, 1996
Series: World Economic and Financial Surveys
Author(s): International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 17 September 1996
ISBN: 9781557756091
Keywords: banking, foreign exchange, bond, bonds, banking system
During most of the period under review, a favorable inflation outlook and reductions in official interest rates generally supported an environment of rising bond and equity prices and record lev...

Annex II Recent Developments in Developing Country Capital Markets »
Source: International Capital Markets : Developments, Prospects, and Key Policy Issues, 1996
Series: World Economic and Financial Surveys
Author(s): International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 17 September 1996
ISBN: 9781557756091
Keywords: banking, foreign exchange, bond, bonds, banking system
Despite the serious disruptions in early 1995 as a result of the Mexican crisis, total net capital flows to developing countries and countries in transition reached a record $228 billion in 1995...

Is One Watchdog Better Than Three? International Experience with Integrated Financial Sector Supervision »
Source: Is One Watchdog Better Than Three? International Experience with Integrated Financial Sector Supervision
Volume/Issue: 2006/57
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s): Martin Cihak , and Richard Podpiera
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 March 2006
ISBN: 9781451863178
Keywords: financial services regulation, prudential supervision, supervisory agencies, integrated supervision, banking, banking supervision, regulatory environment, General Financial Markets: Government Policy and Regulation, Financial Institutions and Services: Government Policy and Regulation, Regulation and Business Law: General
Over the past two decades, there has been a clear trend toward integrating the regulation and supervision of banks, nonbank financial institutions, and securities markets. This paper reviews the international exper...

Inflation Responses to Commodity Price Shocks »
Source: Inflation Responses to Commodity Price Shocks : How and Why Do Countries Differ?
Volume/Issue: 2012/225
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s): R. Gelos , and Yulia Ustyugova
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 September 2012
ISBN: 9781475510249
Keywords: pass-through, Phillips curve, central bank, inflationary impact, Open Economy Macroeconomics, Monetary Policy, Central Banking, and the Supply of Money and Credit: General, Macroeconomic Policy, Macroeconomic Aspects of Public Finance
This paper relates the inflationary impact of commodity price shocks across countries to a broad range of structural characteristics and policy frameworks over the period 2001-2010, using several approaches. The an...

3 Domestic Lending in Foreign Currency »
Source: Building Strong Banks Through Surveillance and Resolution
Series: Books
Author(s): Charles Enoch , Dewitt Marston , and Michael Taylor
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 18 September 2002
ISBN: 9781589060432
Keywords: banking, loans, restructuring, debt, asset management
The availability of foreign currency loans to domestic borrowers has expanded as a natural result of increased global liquidity and the liberalization of domestic fi...

1 Reform and Growth »
Source: Building on Progress : Reform and Growth in the Middle East and North Africa
Series: Books
Author(s): International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 04 November 1996
ISBN: 9781557756251
Keywords: trade liberalization, financial sector, uruguay round, banking, oil countries
Unprecedented opportunities have opened up for the countries of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region to transform their economies through accelerated economic growth. The opportunities are many and...

4 Financial Structure and Reforms »
Source: Building on Progress : Reform and Growth in the Middle East and North Africa
Series: Books
Author(s): International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 04 November 1996
ISBN: 9781557756251
Keywords: trade liberalization, financial sector, uruguay round, banking, oil countries
Strong and dynamic modern financial institutions and systems are important prerequisites for MENA countries to compete in the global economy and achieve full integration into world financial markets. While m...

3 Fiscal Structure and Reform »
Source: Building on Progress : Reform and Growth in the Middle East and North Africa
Series: Books
Author(s): International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 04 November 1996
ISBN: 9781557756251
Keywords: trade liberalization, financial sector, uruguay round, banking, oil countries
Governments in the countries of the MENA region have traditionally played a dominant role in their economies, especially in terms of the resources that they command, their contribution to output, and their i...