| Similar Articles |
|---|
 |
Finance & Development
June 1, 2000
Tomas J.T. Balino & Angel Ubide |
The New World of Banking Four trends are fundamentally altering the financial world: consolidation of institutions, globalization of operations, development of new technologies, and universalization of banking. Each of these poses challenges for the effective supervision and regulation of the financial sector....   |
Finance & Development
December 1, 2006
Christensen et al. |
Bankable Assets Africa faces many obstacles in developing financial systems. New markets and institutions need to be able to flourish. |
Finance & Development
March 1, 2000
Robert Rennhack |
Banking Supervision Countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, like other emerging markets, have experienced banking system difficulties that have hampered growth and generated fiscal costs as high as 10 to 20 percent of GDP and even more. Many countries have improved their banking systems, but further reform is needed. |
Finance & Development
March 1, 2000
Pedro Pou |
Argentina's Structural Reforms of the 1990s Argentina experienced serious economic and financial difficulties in the 1980s. Hyperinflation in 1989-90 finally elicited the necessary political consensus for reform. Despite areas of concern, structural reforms implemented in the 1990s have set Argentina on the path to sustained growth. |
Finance & Development
June 1, 2006
Gulde & Pattillo |
Adding Depth Africa can achieve even higher economic growth through financial sector reform. |
Finance & Development
September 2008
Prasad & Rajan |
Next Generation Financial Reforms for India A new report advocates a shake-up in India's financial system to underpin growth |
Finance & Development
March 1, 2001
Neil Gregory & Stoyan Tenev |
The Financing of Private Enterprise in China A 1999 survey of more than 600 private Chinese enterprises revealed that they relied primarily on self-financing. For China's private sector to thrive, firms will need increased access to external loan and equity financing... |
Finance & Development
March 1, 2000
Claudio M. Loser & Martine Guerguil |
The Long Road to Financial Stability Most countries in Latin America and the Caribbean weathered the economic crises of the late 1990s better than expected, thanks to the policy reforms of the past two decades. Further reform is urgently needed, however, to put the region on a faster growth path and reduce its vulnerability to external shocks. |
Finance & Development
December 1, 2000
Nora Lustig & Nicholas Stern |
Broadening the Agenda for Poverty Reduction: Opportunity, Empowerment, Security Experience from the 1990s has led to a poverty reduction agenda that, in addition to promoting economic growth, addresses ingrained inequalities, institutional failures, social barriers, and other risks. |
Finance & Development
June 1, 2006
Citrin & Wolfson |
Japan's BACK! Growth in Japan, the world's second-largest economy, would have knock-on effects throughout Asia and the global economy and contribute to a more balanced pattern of global growth. This would also help to reduce global current account imbalances. |
Finance & Development
December 1, 2001
Evangelos A. Calamitsis |
The Need for Stronger Domestic Policies and International Support Globalization is a powerful engine of world prosperity, and it is certainly here to stay. Income disparities remain large. The basic issue is what policies and reforms are most likely to bring about sustainable economic growth for the benefit of all the peoples of the world. |
Finance & Development
June 1, 2007
Ina Kota |
Microfinance: Banking for the Poor Although microfinance appears to be a promising way to provide financial services to the poor, there is considerable debate about its future. |
Finance & Development
March 1, 2001 |
Bulletin The Asian Crisis Four Years On... The New Basel Capital Proposal for Banks... IMF Reviews Financial Sector Assessment Program... etc. |
Finance & Development
September 2008
Ravallion & van de Walle |
Land and Poverty in Reforming East Asia Lessons from Vietnam's agrarian reforms |
Finance & Development
March 1, 2001
William P. Mako |
Corporate Restructuring in East Asia: Promoting Best Practices A number of East Asian corporations, saddled with debt, nearly collapsed during the financial crisis of 1997. Many have managed to avoid both repayment and restructuring, however, and remain overly indebted and invested in unprofitable businesses... |
Finance & Development
December 1, 2000
Dadush, Dasgupta, & Ratha |
The Role of Short-Term Debt in Recent Crises The 1990s witnessed a boom in short-term lending by international banks to developing countries that lasted until Asia's financial crisis erupted in 1997. By 1997, nearly 60 percent of all outstanding international bank claims on developing countries had a remaining maturity of less than one year. |
Finance & Development
December 1, 2005
Carstens & Luis I. Jacome H. |
Taming the Monster How Latin America's central banks survived hyperinflation to become guardians of price stability. |
Finance & Development
September 1, 2002
Nsouli & Schaechter |
Challenges of the "E-Banking Revolution" Electronic banking is the wave of the future. It provides enormous benefits to consumers in terms of the ease and cost of transactions. But it also poses new challenges for country authorities in regulating and supervising the financial system and in macroeconomic policy. |
Finance & Development
December 1, 2000
Saleh M. Nsouli |
Capacity Building in Africa: The Role of International Financial Institutions This article reviews the evidence on the importance of domestic institutions for economic growth and examines the role of international financial institutions, and particularly the IMF and its training, in capacity building in Africa. |
FDIC FYI
January 14, 2003 |
Basel and the Evolution of Capital Regulation: Moving Forward, Looking Back How much capital is enough? How bank regulators have answered this question during the post World War II period has been shaped by two contending strands of thought. |
Finance & Development
March 1, 2006
Zagha, Nankani & Gill |
Rethinking Growth Economists are reconsidering what they really know about economic growth and how to go about formulating global national policies in the absence of reliable models. |
Finance & Development
December 1, 2000
Cem Karacadag & Michael W. Taylor |
Toward a New Global Banking Standard: The Basel Committee's Proposals The Basel Committee's new capital framework proposals will have important implications for developed and developing countries alike. Although many details remain to be worked out, it is not too early for countries to start preparing for the proposals' implementation. |
Bank Technology News
June 2001
Brian O'Connell |
Risk Management Software Spells Relief for Bankers The technology also helps keep regulators happy... |
Finance & Development
September 2008
Masood Ahmed |
The Next Frontier Low-income countries gain ground in a globalized world, but they still face major challenges. |
Finance & Development
September 1, 2005
Eswar S. Prasad |
Next Steps for China Why financial sector reform is a crucial element of a long-term economic growth strategy. |
OCC Bulletin
June 28, 2001 |
Prohibition Against Interstate Deposit Production The Federal Reserve Board, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation recently issued updated host state loan-to-deposit ratios that the banking agencies will use to determine compliance... |
U.S. Banker
November 2002
Karen Krebsbach |
Citigroup's Big Bet on China China is the final financial frontier for U.S. banks, as the country's protectionist measures begin to dissolve under WTO membership. Citibank, which has been offering corporate services on the mainland since 1902, is poised to grab a large share. But will being the early bird pay off? |
Finance & Development
June 1, 2006
Wim Fonteyne |
EU: From Monetary to Financial Union The choice is not between a centralized and a decentralized framework, but about the degree of centralization that will give Europe the best tools to manage risks to its financial stability without impeding the integration process itself. |
IDB America
May/Jun 2000 |
A fresh look at rural development Years after it went out of vogue, the rural economy is again emerging as a priority for boosting national performance and reducing poverty, according to experts at a seminar held in New Orleans in March during the IDB's annual meeting.... |
FDIC FYI
May 18, 2004 |
An Update on Emerging Issues in Banking Trends in Community Banking... The Declining Number of U.S. Banking Organizations: Will the Trend Continue?... Community Banks: Their Recent Past, Current Performance, and Future Prospects... |
OCC Bulletin
July 22, 2002 |
Prohibition Against Interstate Deposit Production The Federal Reserve Board, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation recently issued updated host-state loan-to- deposit ratios that the banking agencies will use to determine compliance with section 109 of the Interstate Act. |
Finance & Development
December 2010 |
Risky Business Global banks will adapt to the new international rules on capital and liquidity, but at what cost to investors and the financial system? |
U.S. Banker
March 2011
Rob Garver |
Sowing Caution Though the ag sector remains strong, regulators are warning banks to avoid concentration risk - a message that is not going over too well. |
Bank Technology News
May 2007 |
The Six Regulatory Areas That Are Altering Bank Life Regulation is a part of bank life. Failure to comply shouldn't be. |
Finance & Development
March 2009
Amar Bhattacharya |
A Tangled Web Everyone agrees on reforming the governance of financial markets, but who will do what remains unclear. |
Finance & Development
September 1, 2007
Hu Xiaolian |
China's Approach to Reform Here, the Deputy Governor of the People's Bank of China and Administrator of the State Administration of Foreign Exchange discusses how rapid economic development in China is based on long-term goals that aim for stability. |
Finance & Development
March 1, 2007
Claessens & Feijen |
From Credit to Crops Because financial sector development can play a significant role in reducing not only income poverty but also undernourishment, it can contribute substantially to attaining the number one Millennium Development Goal. |
Finance & Development
September 1, 2000
Paul Hilbers, Russell Krueger, & Marina Moretti |
New Tools for Assessing Financial System Soundness Macroprudential indicators--defined broadly as indicators of the health and stability of the financial system--can help countries assess their banking systems' vulnerability to crisis. In recent years, an increasing amount of work has been done on such indicators... |
Finance & Development
December 1, 2000
Mahmood Hasan Khan |
Rural Poverty in Developing Countries How does rural poverty develop, what accounts for its persistence, and what specific measures can be taken to eliminate or mitigate it? |
National Real Estate Investor
February 1, 2007
Ben Johnson |
Small Banks, Big Risks In the new era of commercial real estate lending, federal regulators are pressuring even the smallest banks to upgrade their portfolio analysis capabilities to avoid the pitfalls of past downturns. |
Finance & Development
March 1, 2006
Hilbers, Otker-Robe & Pazarba |
Going too Fast? Managing rapid credit growth in Central and Eastern Europe. |
BusinessWeek
September 26, 2005
Ian Rowley |
Rebuilding Japan's Banks Prime Minister Koizumi's finance-sector overhaul is driving Japan's recovery. It has also kept him in power. |
FDIC FYI
June 3, 2002 |
Favorable Interest-Rate Environment Drives Record First-Quarter Bank Earnings Commercial banks earned a record $21.7 billion in the first quarter of 2002, besting the previous quarterly earnings record set in the first quarter of 2001 by 9.6 percent. |
OCC Bulletin
July 3, 2006 |
Prohibition Against Interstate Deposit Production Description: Annual Loan-to-Deposit Ratios An updated host-state loan-to- deposit ratios that banking agencies will use to determine compliance with section 109 of the Riegle-Neal Interstate Banking and Branching Efficiency Act of 1994 (Interstate Act) is now available. |
Finance & Development
September 1, 2005
Jean-Baptiste Compaore |
Burkina Faso: Greater Capacity In Burkina Faso, only about 70% of aid committed by donors is effectively disbursed. Improving absorption capacity is crucial if a scaling up of aid is to be effective in growing its economy. |
BusinessWeek
July 14, 2003
Michael Shari in Bangkok |
Will Thailand Be Hamstrung by Handouts? Growth is strong, but critics say a debt bomb could go off. |
Finance & Development
December 1, 2008
Kang & Miniane |
Global Financial Turmoil Tests Asia As the global financial crisis spreads, how will Asia weather the storm? |
The Motley Fool
September 22, 2006
Stephen D. Simpson |
A Closer Look at Bank Stocks Learn the secrets of investing in this often-intimidating sector. |
OCC Bulletin
May 22, 2003 |
Prohibition Against Interstate Deposit Production The Federal Reserve Board, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, and the FDIC recently issued updated host-state loan-to-deposit ratios used to determine compliance with section 109 of the Riegle-Neal Interstate Banking and Branching Efficiency Act of 1994. |
FDIC FYI
February 21, 2002 |
Business Credit Flowing Despite Recession Business credit is more plentiful in this recession than in any other recessionary episode since the early 1970s, according to an FDIC report released today... |
