Core Principles for Effective Banking Supervision

Basle Committee for Banking Supervision September 1997, 46 pp. Full Text

Posted on: October 25, 2007

Enhancing Bank Transparency

Public 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