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Enhancing Bank TransparencyPublic disclosure and supervisory information that promote safety and soundness in banking systems Basle Committee on Banking Supervision Basle September 1998 29pp. Full Text
Posted on: October 25, 2007 -
Sustainable consumption and production in South East Europe and Eastern Europe,...
This report was jointly prepared by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the European Environment Agency (EEA) to support the development of sustainable consumption and production (SCP) policies and...
Posted on: October 24, 2007 -
World Real GDP Growth
Mapper for IMF Data Please Click to access rhe map
Posted on: October 20, 2007 -
Sukuk vs. Eurobonds: Is There a Difference in Value-at-Risk?
This paper assesses the impact of bonds issued according to Islamic principles (Sukuk), on the cost and risk structure of investment portfolios by using the Value-at-Risk (VaR) framework. The market for Sukuk has...
Posted on: October 16, 2007 -
Globalization and Inequality - 2
Chapter 4 : IMF World Economic Report - October 2007 Full Text
Posted on: October 16, 2007 -
Globalization Widens Income Distribution - 1
IMF SURVEY - OCTOBER 2007 Slide Show
Posted on: October 13, 2007 -
Ethnic Diversity, Democracy, and Corruption
I study the link between ethnic diversity, democracy, and corruption. In a static model, I show that contrary to conventional wisdom, corruption might emerge as a negative externality of democracy. This occurs through...
Posted on: October 10, 2007 -
Banking Competition and Capital Ratios
We use data for more than 2,600 European banks to test whether increased competition causes banks to hold higher capital ratios. Employing panel data techniques, and distinguishing between the competitive conduct of small...
Posted on: October 10, 2007 -
Bank Ownership, Market Structure and Risk
This paper presents a model of a banking industry with heterogeneous banks that delivers predictions on the relationship between banks' risk of failure, market structure, bank ownership, and banks' screening and bankruptcy costs....
Posted on: October 10, 2007 -