Iceland: Financial System Stability Assessment
June 12, 2001
Summary
Iceland has implemented a broad-based program of financial liberalization and market reforms. Iceland's conduct of monetary and financial policies is highly transparent, which contributes in an important way to the stability and efficiency of the financial system. Both macroprudential and microprudential indicators suggest that the system may be vulnerable to a macroeconomic shock. The Icelandic financial system is vulnerable to market risk and credit risk. The government intends to use the results of the assessment to strengthen their operations and enhance improvements to the regulatory framework.
Subject: Banking, Commercial banks, Financial institutions, Financial markets, Insurance, Insurance companies, Payment systems, Securities
Keywords: banking sector, capital adequacy ratio, Commercial banks, CR, exchange rate, financial system, Global, Insurance, Insurance companies, insurance fund, interest rate, ISCR, monetary policy, money market, payment system, Payment systems, Securities
Pages:
79
Volume:
2001
DOI:
Issue:
085
Series:
Country Report No. 2001/085
Stock No:
1ISLEA0032001
ISBN:
9781451819281
ISSN:
1934-7685





