International Capital Markets: Developments, Prospects, and Key Policy Issues, 1996
World Economic and Financial Surveys, September 17, 1996
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Bibliographic details
- Published: September 17, 1996
- Series: World Economic and Financial Surveys
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781557756091.083
Summary
- Provides a comprehensive survey of recent developments in international financial markets, including developments in emerging capital markets, bond markets, major currency markets, and derivative markets.
- Focuses on efforts by the major industrial countries to strengthen the management of financial risk and prundential oversight over the international banking system.
- Critically evaluates existing mechanisms for international cooperation of financial supervision and regulation and proposes the development of international banking standards.
Major themes and findings
- Coverage of market segments:
- Emerging capital markets
- Bond markets
- Major currency markets
- Derivative markets
- Regulatory and supervisory focus:
- Strengthening management of financial risk by major industrial countries
- Enhancing prudential oversight over the international banking system
- Critical evaluation of existing mechanisms for international cooperation of financial supervision and regulation
- Proposal for development of international banking standards
Subject areas and keywords
- Subject: Banking, Bonds, Commercial banks, Currency markets, Emerging and frontier financial markets, Financial institutions, Financial markets, Loans, Stock markets
- Keywords: Africa, Asia and Pacific, Commercial banks, Currency markets, Emerging and frontier financial markets, emerging market country, Europe, Global, Loans, market, market development, market infrastructure, market participant, settlement risk, Stock markets, WEFS, Western Hemisphere