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Chapter 31. Portfolio Credit Risk and Macroeconomic Shocks: Applications to Stress Testing under Data-Restricted Environments »
Source: A Guide to IMF Stress Testing : Methods and Models
Series: Books
Author(s): Li Ong
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 23 December 2014
ISBN: 9781484368589
Keywords: banking, banking system, financial institutions, financial stability, financial sector
Portfolio credit risk measurement is greatly affected by data constraints, especially when focusing on loans given to unlisted firms. Standard methodologies adopt convenient but not necessarily properly spec...
Chapter 3 Assessing Financial Stability »
Source: Financial Sector Assessment : A Handbook
Series: Manuals & Guides
Author(s): International Monetary Fund
Publisher: The World Bank
Publication Date: 29 September 2005
ISBN: 9780821364321
Keywords: Financial sector, financial institutions, financial system, credit, microfinance
Financial system stability in a broad sense means both the avoidance of financial institutions failing in large numbers and the avoidance of serious disruptions to the intermediation functions of the financi...
2011 Spillover Report—Selected Issues »
Source: Euro Area Policies : Spillover Report for the 2011 Article IV Consultation and Selected Issues
Volume/Issue: 2011/185
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s): International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 19 July 2011
ISBN: 9781462339549
Keywords: spillovers, bond, financial markets, financial market, financial sector, Euro Area Policies:,
The euro area (EA) plays a major role in the global economy. Market perceptions of events in the EA program countries illustrate the possibility of large spillovers from the area in times of stress. The prospect of...
Euro Area Policies »
Source: Euro Area Policies : Spillover Report for the 2011 Article IV Consultation and Selected Issues
Volume/Issue: 2011/185
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s): International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 19 July 2011
ISBN: 9781462339549
Keywords: spillovers, bond, financial markets, financial market, financial sector, Euro Area Policies:,
The euro area (EA) plays a major role in the global economy. Market perceptions of events in the EA program countries illustrate the possibility of large spillovers from the area in times of stress. The prospect of...
1 The Global Financial Crisis and Its Impact on Developing Countries »
Source: Global Monitoring Report, 2009 : A Development Emergency
Series: Other Official Rpts and Docs
Author(s): International Monetary Fund
Publisher: The World Bank
Publication Date: 27 April 2009
ISBN: 9780821378595
Keywords: Developing countries, Global Monitoring Report, health care, trade facilitation, financial sector, financial services, international trade
The deepening global recession, rising unemployment, and high volatility of commodity prices in 2008 and 2009 have severely affected progress toward poverty reduction (Millennium Development Goal [MDG] 1). T...
2 Improving the Private Investment Climate for Recovery and Growth »
Source: Global Monitoring Report, 2009 : A Development Emergency
Series: Other Official Rpts and Docs
Author(s): International Monetary Fund
Publisher: The World Bank
Publication Date: 27 April 2009
ISBN: 9780821378595
Keywords: Developing countries, Global Monitoring Report, health care, trade facilitation, financial sector, financial services, international trade
Economic growth is central to achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and related development outcomes, and a vigorous private sector is vital for strong and sustainable growth. The private sector...
5 Pressing Ahead with Trade Openness »
Source: Global Monitoring Report, 2009 : A Development Emergency
Series: Other Official Rpts and Docs
Author(s): International Monetary Fund
Publisher: The World Bank
Publication Date: 27 April 2009
ISBN: 9780821378595
Keywords: Developing countries, Global Monitoring Report, health care, trade facilitation, financial sector, financial services, international trade
External competitiveness and access to international markets are paramount for poor countries to realize the development promise of international trade. Pressing ahead with trade openness is a powerful means...
3 Leveraging the Private Sector Role in Human Development »
Source: Global Monitoring Report, 2009 : A Development Emergency
Series: Other Official Rpts and Docs
Author(s): International Monetary Fund
Publisher: The World Bank
Publication Date: 27 April 2009
ISBN: 9780821378595
Keywords: Developing countries, Global Monitoring Report, health care, trade facilitation, financial sector, financial services, international trade
The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) strongly emphasize human development-related outcomes, with five of the eight MDGs having health, nutrition, and education results as key indicators for monitoring pro...
Small States Resilience to Natural Disasters and Climate Change - Role for the IMF »
Source: Small States Resilience to Natural Disasters and Climate Change - Role for the IMF
Volume/Issue: 2016/038
Series: Policy Papers
Author(s): International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 11 July 2016
ISBN: 9781498345095
Keywords: Climatic changes, Debt sustainability, Developing countries, Emergency assistance, External shocks, Financial sector, Fiscal policy, Fund role, Monetary policy, Small states
Small developing states are disproportionately vulnerable to natural disasters. On average, the annual cost of disasters for small states is nearly 2 percent of GDP-more than four times that for larger countries. T...