## Global Financial Stability Report, October 2012: Summary version

_Global Financial Stability Report, November 30, 2012_

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## Bibliographic details
- Published: November 30, 2012
- Series: Global Financial Stability Report
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781616353902.082

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### Key findings
- The GFSR finds increased risks to the global financial system, with the euro area crisis the principal source of concern.
- Progress on regulatory reforms has been limited.
- Crisis intervention methods remain in use in a number of economies, delaying movement of the financial system onto a safer path.
- Some structural features of financial systems are associated with better economic outcomes.
- Financial buffers composed of high-quality capital and truly liquid assets tend to be associated with better economic performance.

### Assessment of regulatory reforms
- Many reforms are in the early stages of implementation, which limits their current effectiveness.
- Continued use of crisis intervention methods has the effect of postponing the transition to a safer financial system.

### Policy recommendations / urgent actions urged
- Act now to restore confidence.
- Reverse capital flight.
- Reintegrate the euro zone.

### Final chapter: financial structure and economic outcomes
- The report examines whether certain aspects of financial structure enhance economic outcomes.
- Finding: financial buffers made up of high-quality capital and truly liquid assets tend to be associated with better economic performance.

*Global Financial Stability Report, October 2012: Summary version — November 30, 2012*

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