Financial System Soundness in the Caribbean: An Initial Assessment
August 1, 2001
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Summary
A survey of the financial systems of Caribbean countries reveals systems dominated by banks, with services widely available. Jamaica is the only country to have experienced a financial crisis. The paper describes recent improvements in the regulatory framework, and examines factors, which affect the soundness of the financial system, using both intuitive and econometric methodologies. The study identifies regulatory improvements that are needed, as well as additional data and analysis required to complete the assessment, which revealed no new threats to the financial system.
Subject: Banking, Commercial banks, Credit bureaus, Economic sectors, Financial institutions, Financial markets, Financial sector, Financial services, Insurance companies
Keywords: bank assets, bank fragility, bank supervision harmonization effort, bank supervision practice, bank supervisor, banking sector, capital base, Caribbean, Commercial banks, Credit bureaus, development bank, financial activity, Financial sector, government bank, Insurance companies, intervened bank, liquid asset ratio, mortgage bank, supervision department, WP
Pages:
37
Volume:
2001
DOI:
Issue:
123
Series:
Working Paper No. 2001/123
Stock No:
WPIEA1232001
ISBN:
9781451854619
ISSN:
1018-5941
