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  "title": "Jamaica: Financial System Stability Assessment, including Reports on the Observance of Standards and Codes on the following topics: Basel Core Principles for Effective Banking Supervision, the CPSS Core Principles for Systemically Important Payment Systems, and IMF Monetary and Financial Policy Transparency Codes",
  "publication": "IMF Staff Country Reports, May 1, 2006",
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  "summary": "This paper discusses key findings of the Financial System Stability Assessment on the Basel Core Principles for Effective Banking Supervision, the Committee for Payment and Settlement Systems (CPSS) Core Principles for Systemically Important Payment Systems, and IMF Monetary and Financial Policy Tra",
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      "heading": "Overview and purpose",
      "content": "- Discusses key findings of the Financial System Stability Assessment on:\n  - the Basel Core Principles for Effective Banking Supervision,\n  - the Committee for Payment and Settlement Systems (CPSS) Core Principles for Systemically Important Payment Systems,\n  - IMF Monetary and Financial Policy Transparency Codes for Jamaica.\n- Assessment timeframe / publication date: May 1, 2006.\n- Series: IMF Staff Country Reports."
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      "heading": "Major findings on financial system stability",
      "content": "- The financial system currently appears well capitalized.\n- Supervision has been considerably strengthened in recent years.\n- Financial institutions operate in a risky macroeconomic environment."
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      "heading": "Structural priorities and recommended reforms",
      "content": "- Improve the insolvency and creditor rights regime.\n- Introduce a central securities depository for fixed-income securities."
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      "content": "- Subject areas identified:\n  - Anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT)\n  - Capital adequacy requirements\n  - Credit\n  - Credit bureaus\n  - Crime\n  - Financial institutions\n  - Financial markets\n  - Financial regulation and supervision\n  - Money\n  - Securities\n- Keywords (as listed):\n  - Anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT)\n  - capital adequacy ratio\n  - Capital adequacy requirements\n  - Caribbean\n  - central bank\n  - CR\n  - Credit\n  - Credit bureaus\n  - fixed income\n  - GOJ securities holding\n  - interest rate\n  - ISCR\n  - monetary policy\n  - Securities\n  - securities dealer\n  - security dealers sector\n  - yield curve\n\n---\n\n Content in this bundle\n\n- Financial System Structure, 1995–2004\n  - Financial System Structure, 1995–2004 (Markdown version){rel=\"alternate\" type=\"text/markdown\"}\n  - Financial System Structure, 1995–2004 (PDF){rel=\"external\" type=\"application/pdf\"}"
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    "Published: May 1, 2006",
    "Series: IMF Staff Country Reports",
    "DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451820164.002",
    "Discusses key findings of the Financial System Stability Assessment on:",
    "Assessment timeframe / publication date: May 1, 2006.",
    "Series: IMF Staff Country Reports.",
    "The financial system currently appears well capitalized.",
    "Supervision has been considerably strengthened in recent years.",
    "Improve the insolvency and creditor rights regime.",
    "Introduce a central securities depository for fixed-income securities.",
    "Subject areas identified:",
    "Keywords (as listed):",
    "**Financial System Structure, 1995–2004**"
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