Financial Sector Evolution in the Central European Economies: Challenges in Supporting Macroeconomic Stability and Sustainable Growth

September 1, 2001

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Summary

This paper takes stock of the current state of development of the financial systems in five Central European transition economies (the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, the Slovak Republic, and Slovenia) that are also leading EU accession candidates. It presents both a progress report and an assessment of remaining challenges, with a focus on the role of the financial sector in supporting macroeconomic stability and sustainable growth.

Subject: Banking, Commercial banks, Economic sectors, Financial institutions, Financial sector, Financial Sector Assessment Program, Financial sector policy and analysis, Financial sector stability, Financial services

Keywords: addressing bank illiquidity, bank assets, bank performance, bank privatization, banking system, bond market, Central and Eastern Europe, central bank, Central Europe, Commercial banks, contractionary monetary policy, coverage ratio, EU accession, Europe, exchange rate, financial sector, Financial Sector Assessment Program, Financial sector stability, Global, market liquidity, market participant, private sector, restructuring program, transition, venture capital, Western Europe, WP

Pages:
69
Volume:
2001
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451856187.001
Issue:
141
Series:
Working Paper No. 2001/141
Stock No:
WPIEA1412001
ISBN:
9781451856187
ISSN:
1018-5941

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