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Chapter 17. The Global Financial Crisis and Its Impact on the Chilean Banking System

Chapter 17. The Global Financial Crisis and Its Impact on the Chilean Banking System »

Chapter

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

This chapter explores how the global turmoil affected the risk of banks operating in Chile and provides evidence that could help strengthen work on vulnerability indicators and off-site supervision. In addit...

Chapter 16. The Renminbi’s Prospects as a Global Reserve Currency

Chapter 16. The Renminbi’s Prospects as a Global Reserve Currency »

Chapter

Source: China's Road to Greater Financial Stability : Some Policy Perspectives

Series: Books

Author(s): Udaibir Das , Jonathan Fiechter , and Tao Sun

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 23 August 2013

ISBN: 9781616354060

Keywords: banking, financial system, financial institutions

Popular discussions about the prospects of China’s currency—the renminbi—range from the view that it is on the threshold of becoming the dominant global reserve currency to the concern that rapid capital acc...

Chapter 15. This Time Is Different: The Domestic Financial Impact of Global Rebalancing

Chapter 15. This Time Is Different: The Domestic Financial Impact of Global Rebalancing »

Chapter

Source: China's Road to Greater Financial Stability : Some Policy Perspectives

Series: Books

Author(s): Udaibir Das , Jonathan Fiechter , and Tao Sun

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 23 August 2013

ISBN: 9781616354060

Keywords: banking, financial system, financial institutions

In 1998, the Chinese financial system faced a severe challenge. The region was in financial turmoil, and the wave of bankruptcies of state-owned enterprises (SOEs) in the 1990s had produced official nonperfo...

Contagion Risk in the International Banking System and Implications for London As a Global Financial Center

Contagion Risk in the International Banking System and Implications for London As a Global Financial Center »

Article

Source: Contagion Risk in the International Banking System and Implications for London As a Global Financial Center

Volume/Issue: 2007/74

Series: IMF Working Papers

Author(s): Jorge Chan-Lau , Srobona Mitra , and Li Ong

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 01 April 2007

ISBN: 9781451866384

Keywords: co-exceedance, contagion risk, distance-to-default, extreme value theory, LOGIT, foreign banks, financial institutions, stock market, financial system, financial markets

In this paper, we use the extreme value theory (EVT) framework to analyze contagion risk across the international banking system. We test for the likelihood that an extreme shock affecting a major, systemic U.K. ba...

Davos World Economic Forum: Participants meet amid concerns over global economic outlook

Davos World Economic Forum: Participants meet amid concerns over global economic outlook »

Article

Source: IMF Survey, Volume 30, Issue 04

Volume/Issue: 30/4

Series: IMF Survey

Author(s): International Monetary Fund. External Relations Dept.

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 01 January 2001

ISBN: 9781451935738

Keywords: debt relief, financial conditions, trading system, multilateral trade negotiations, multilateral institutions

The Web edition of the IMF Survey is updated several times a week, and contains a wealth of articles about topical policy and economic issues in the news. Access the latest IMF research, read interviews, and listen...

Mali : Achieving Strong and Inclusive Growth with Macroeconomic Stability

Mali : Achieving Strong and Inclusive Growth with Macroeconomic Stability »

Journal Issue

Volume: 13

Series: Departmental Papers / Policy Papers

Author(s): Christian Josz

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 22 October 2013

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781484305577.087

ISBN: 9781484305577

Keywords: Financial sector, Financial institutions, Financial stability, Economic growth, Banks, Bank supervision, Oil prices, Mali, prices, oil

This note studies Mali’s performance in poverty reduction by analyzing household data from surveys in 2001, 2006 and 2009–10. Mali’s share of poor households has decreased substantially during...

Dimensions of Land Inequality and Economic Development

Dimensions of Land Inequality and Economic Development »

Article

Source: Dimensions of Land Inequality and Economic Development

Volume/Issue: 2004/158

Series: IMF Working Papers

Author(s): Lennart Erickson , and Dietrich Vollrath

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 01 August 2004

ISBN: 9781451857610

Keywords: Agricultural inequality, land inequality, institutions, financial development, education provision, gini coefficient, statistics, standard errors, measure of inequality, Macroeconomic Analyses of Economic Development

There are several theories linking land inequality with aspects of economic development. Empirical work on these theories has attempted to establish a relationship between land inequality and institutions, financia...

The Effects of the Global Crisison Islamic and Conventional Banks

The Effects of the Global Crisison Islamic and Conventional Banks »

Article

Source: The Effects of the Global Crisison Islamic and Conventional Banks : A Comparative Study

Volume/Issue: 2010/201

Series: IMF Working Papers

Author(s): Jemma Dridi , and Maher Hasan

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 01 September 2010

ISBN: 9781455205318

Keywords: Islamic banks, conventional banks, mean test, banking, islamic bank, islamic finance, Financial Institutions and Services: General, Financial Institutions and Services: Government Policy and Regulation,

This paper examines the performance of Islamic banks (IBs) and conventional banks (CBs) during the recent global crisis by looking at the impact of the crisis on profitability, credit and asset growth, and external...

Financial Deepening, Inequality, and Growth

Financial Deepening, Inequality, and Growth »

Article

Source: Financial Deepening, Inequality, and Growth : A Model-Based Quantitative Evaluation

Volume/Issue: 2003/193

Series: IMF Working Papers

Author(s): Robert Townsend , and Kenichi Ueda

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 01 September 2003

ISBN: 9781451859836

Keywords: Financial deepening, inequality, growth, transitional dynamics, growth rate, equation, gdp growth, law of large numbers, gdp growth rate, Model Evaluation and Selection

We propose a coherent unified approach to the study of the linkages among economic growth, financial structure, and inequality, bringing together disparate theoretical and empirical literature. That is, we show how...

Financial Development and Poverty Alleviation

Financial Development and Poverty Alleviation »

Article

Source: Financial Development and Poverty Alleviation : Issues and Policy Implications for Developing and Transition Countries

Volume/Issue: 2001/160

Series: IMF Working Papers

Author(s): Vassili Prokopenko , and Paul Holden

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 01 October 2001

ISBN: 9781451857740

Keywords: financial development, financial institutions, financial system, financial services, financial markets, financial sector, Financial Institutions and Services: General, Economic Development: General,

This paper reviews current thinking on the relationship between financial development and poverty alleviation-a subject that has grown increasingly important in the policy prescriptions of the IMF and other interna...