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  "title": "Suriname: Technical Assistance Report—Financial Stability Report",
  "publication": "IMF Staff Country Reports, October 25, 2023",
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  "summary": "This Technical Assistance Report on Suriname discusses summary and recommendations of financial stability report (FSR). The mission focused on enhancing the FSR of the Central Bank of Suriname (CBS) whose publication has recently resumed. The mission provided several recommendations to the CBS.",
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      "heading": "Executive summary and mission focus",
      "content": "- The mission focused on enhancing the Financial Stability Report (FSR) of the Central Bank of Suriname (CBS), whose publication has recently resumed.\n- The report provides summary and recommendations on the CBS FSR’s content, structure, and related FSR processes.\n- Key thematic emphases included internal and external communication, additional headcount for the Financial Stability Department, development of the financial stability analytical toolkit, coverage of the non-banking sector, and the use of data sources and statistics."
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      "heading": "Findings on FSR production and governance",
      "content": "- Preparation of a detailed FSR production plan is critical to facilitate improvements and create synergies between teams involved in FSR production.\n- The production plan should:\n  - include different steps of the FSR production process;\n  - set up a firm date of publication.\n- CBS internal and external communication around the FSR requires enhancement to support transparency and effective dissemination."
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    {
      "heading": "Analytical capacity and toolkit",
      "content": "- The CBS should continue working toward enhancing the financial stability analytical toolkit.\n- Additional headcount is recommended for the Financial Stability Department to support analytical work and FSR production."
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      "heading": "Coverage of non-banking sector and sectoral analysis",
      "content": "- The mission identified the need for more in-depth analysis of the insurance and pension sector.\n- Bank-like activities undertaken by non-banks should be fully assessed and monitored to capture financial stability risks outside the banking sector."
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      "heading": "Data, statistics, and sources",
      "content": "- The mission recommended improving the use of data sources and statistics to support FSR analysis and stress testing."
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      "heading": "Policy recommendations (summarized)",
      "content": "- Develop and implement a detailed FSR production plan with defined steps and a firm publication date.\n- Strengthen CBS internal and external communication related to financial stability reporting.\n- Recruit additional staff for the Financial Stability Department to build analytical capacity.\n- Enhance the financial stability analytical toolkit and expand its applications (including stress testing).\n- Perform in-depth analysis of the insurance and pension sectors.\n- Fully assess and monitor bank-like activities by non-banks and broaden coverage of the non-banking sector.\n- Improve data collection, statistical usage, and integration of diverse data sources for FSR production.\n\n---\n\n Content in this bundle\n\n- 1surea2023005\n  - 1surea2023005 (Markdown version){rel=\"alternate\" type=\"text/markdown\"}\n  - 1surea2023005 (PDF){rel=\"external\" type=\"application/pdf\"}"
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    "Published: October 25, 2023",
    "Series: IMF Staff Country Reports",
    "DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9798400257490.002",
    "The mission focused on enhancing the Financial Stability Report (FSR) of the Central Bank of Suriname (CBS), whose publication has recently resumed.",
    "The report provides summary and recommendations on the CBS FSR’s content, structure, and related FSR processes.",
    "Key thematic emphases included internal and external communication, additional headcount for the Financial Stability Department, development of the financial stability analytical toolkit, coverage of the non-banking sector, and the use of data sources and statistics.",
    "Preparation of a detailed FSR production plan is critical to facilitate improvements and create synergies between teams involved in FSR production.",
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    "CBS internal and external communication around the FSR requires enhancement to support transparency and effective dissemination.",
    "The CBS should continue working toward enhancing the financial stability analytical toolkit.",
    "Additional headcount is recommended for the Financial Stability Department to support analytical work and FSR production.",
    "The mission identified the need for more in-depth analysis of the insurance and pension sector.",
    "Bank-like activities undertaken by non-banks should be fully assessed and monitored to capture financial stability risks outside the banking sector.",
    "The mission recommended improving the use of data sources and statistics to support FSR analysis and stress testing.",
    "Develop and implement a detailed FSR production plan with defined steps and a firm publication date.",
    "Strengthen CBS internal and external communication related to financial stability reporting.",
    "Recruit additional staff for the Financial Stability Department to build analytical capacity.",
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    "Perform in-depth analysis of the insurance and pension sectors.",
    "Fully assess and monitor bank-like activities by non-banks and broaden coverage of the non-banking sector.",
    "Improve data collection, statistical usage, and integration of diverse data sources for FSR production.",
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