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  "title": "Central African Republic: Financial System Stability Assessment",
  "publication": "IMF Staff Country Reports, May 19, 2009",
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  "summary": "This paper discusses key findings of the financial system stability assessment (FSSA) on the Central African Republic. The assessment reveals that the liquidity position of the financial sector has improved in recent years.",
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      "heading": "Key findings",
      "content": "- The liquidity position of the financial sector has improved in recent years.\n- Systemic risks presently appear manageable.\n- The banking system exhibits important weaknesses.\n- Significant structural impediments weigh on the capacity of the financial sector to support development."
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      "heading": "Drivers of improved liquidity",
      "content": "- A more favorable economic environment following the end of hostilities.\n- Higher remittance receipts.\n- Increased donor financing.\n- Weak loan demand."
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    {
      "heading": "Risks and weaknesses identified",
      "content": "- Important weaknesses in the banking system (not specified in detail on the page overview).\n- Structural impediments that constrain the financial sector’s ability to support development."
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      "content": "- Subject: Bank credit, Banking, Commercial banks, Credit, Economic sectors, Financial institutions, Financial sector, Financial services, Money, Public debt\n- Keywords: banks profit, banks' liquidity position, capital base, cash flow, cash-flow management, commercial bank financing, Commercial banks, CR, Credit, Financial sector, financing, government cash-flow pressure, ISCR, liquidity position\n\nCentral African Republic: Financial System Stability Assessment — https://www.imf.org/en/publications/cr/issues/2016/12/31/central-african-republic-financial-system-stability-assessment-22956\n\n---\n\n Content in this bundle\n\n- cr09154\n  - cr09154 (Markdown version){rel=\"alternate\" type=\"text/markdown\"}\n  - cr09154 (PDF){rel=\"external\" type=\"application/pdf\"}"
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    "Published: May 19, 2009",
    "Series: IMF Staff Country Reports",
    "DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451806724.002",
    "The liquidity position of the financial sector has improved in recent years.",
    "Systemic risks presently appear manageable.",
    "The banking system exhibits important weaknesses.",
    "Significant structural impediments weigh on the capacity of the financial sector to support development.",
    "A more favorable economic environment following the end of hostilities.",
    "Higher remittance receipts.",
    "Increased donor financing.",
    "Weak loan demand.",
    "Important weaknesses in the banking system (not specified in detail on the page overview).",
    "Structural impediments that constrain the financial sector’s ability to support development.",
    "Subject: Bank credit, Banking, Commercial banks, Credit, Economic sectors, Financial institutions, Financial sector, Financial services, Money, Public debt",
    "Keywords: banks profit, banks' liquidity position, capital base, cash flow, cash-flow management, commercial bank financing, Commercial banks, CR, Credit, Financial sector, financing, government cash-flow pressure, ISCR, liquidity position",
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