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Modernizing Bank Regulation in Support of Financial Deepening.

This paper studies how Uruguay's regulatory framework was gradually strengthened to address shortcomings identified during the 2002-03 crisis, to align with international standards and, more recently, to deal with cyclical pressures resulting in an acceleration of bank lending. In particular, r...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Wezel, Torsten
Otros Autores: Mansilla, Mario, Adler, Gustavo
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington : International Monetary Fund, 2009.
Colección:IMF Working Papers.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; I. Introduction; II. Background; III. Characteristics of the Uruguayan Credit Market; A. General Developments in Bank Lending; 1. Credit Growth; B. Bank Funding and Credit Allocation; 2. Contribution to Change in Credit to NF Private Sector; 3. Credit Growth by Sector and Currency, April 2008; C. Currency and Maturity Structure; 4. Characteristics of Bank Lending; 5. Breakdown of Lending by Sector; 6. Currency and Maturity Structure, April 2008; 7. Public Versus Private Banks; D. Risks of a Sustained Credit Expansion.
  • 8. Credit in Selected Latin American Economies, 2000-07IV. Prudential Regulation of the Uruguayan Banking Sector; A. Overview of the Current Prudential Framework; 1. Selected Financial Soundness Indicators; 2. Specific Loan Loss Provisions in Percent of Non-Performing Loans; B. Evolution of Prudential Regulation Since the 2002-03 Crisis; 3. Key Regulatory Norms; C. Loan Classification and Provisioning System; 4. Description of Categories Used in the Loan Classification System; 9. Credit to the Non-Financial Sector, Non-Performing Loans and Loan Loss Provisions.
  • 5. Provisioning Rates for Loan Categories in Latin American Countries10. Monthly Changes in Non-Performing Loans and Dynamic Provisions; D. Liquidity Requirements; 6. Prudential Regulation of Bank Liquidity in Latin American Countries; E. Other Issues; V. Conclusions; References; Footnotes.