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  "title": "Belgium: Financial System Stability Assessment, including Reports on the Observance of Standards and Codes on the following topics: Banking Supervision, Securities Regulation, Insurance Supervision and Regulation, and Securities Settlement Systems",
  "publication": "IMF Staff Country Reports, March 1, 2006",
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  "summary": "This paper discusses key findings of the Financial System Stability Assessment (FSSA) and Reports on the Observance of Standards and Codes (ROSC) on Banking Supervision, Securities Regulation, Insurance Supervision and Regulation, and Securities Settlement Systems for Belgium.",
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      "heading": "Key findings from the FSSA and ROSC assessments",
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      "content": "- Subject labels provided: Banking; Expenditure; Financial institutions; Financial sector policy and analysis; Financial sector stability; Insurance; Insurance companies; Pension spending; Stress testing.\n- Keywords listed: bancassurance group; banking activity; CBFA cooperation; CR; financial condition; Financial sector stability; Global; holding company; holdings of equities; Insurance; Insurance companies; ISCR; loan portfolio; N.A; Pension spending; return on equity; savings ratio; Stress testing; yield curve.\n\n---\n\n Content in this bundle\n\n- cr0675\n  - cr0675 (Markdown version){rel=\"alternate\" type=\"text/markdown\"}\n  - cr0675 (PDF){rel=\"external\" type=\"application/pdf\"}"
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    "Published: March 1, 2006",
    "Series: IMF Staff Country Reports",
    "DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451803242.002",
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