Managing the Interest Rate Risk of Indian Banks' Government Securities Holdings /

The large holdings of government securities by banks in India draw attention to their risk as interest rates are at historical low levels. This paper measures such a risk using duration and value-at-risk methods and assesses its current management by banks. The main finding is that some public secto...

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Huvudupphovsman: Sy, Amadou
Materialtyp: Tidskrift
Språk:English
Publicerad: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2005.
Serie:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2005/078
Länkar:Full text available on IMF