## Ireland: Financial System Stability Assessment Update

_IMF Staff Country Reports, August 8, 2006_

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## Bibliographic details
- Published: August 8, 2006
- Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451818833.002

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### Financial sector performance and outlook
- The Irish financial sector "has continued to perform well since its participation in the Financial Sector Assessment Program (FSAP) in 2000."
- Outlook described as "very strong for 2006–07."
- Subject areas highlighted: Banking; Financial institutions; Financial Sector Assessment Program; Financial sector policy and analysis; Financial services; Housing prices; Mortgages; Prices; Stress testing.

### Macroeconomic risks and asset quality
- "There are some macroeconomic risks that could have implications for the financial system asset quality."
- Specific vulnerability noted to downturns in house prices and broader growth: "The financial system seems well placed to absorb the impact of a downturn in either house prices or growth more generally."

### Resilience and stress absorption
- Assessment: financial system "seems well placed to absorb the impact of a downturn" in house prices or general growth.

### Regulatory and supervisory developments
- "Good progress has been achieved since the 2000 FSAP in strengthening the regulatory and supervisory framework."

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_Source: https://www.imf.org/en/publications/cr/issues/2016/12/31/ireland-financial-system-stability-assessment-update-19522_