Australian Bank and Corporate Sector Vulnerabilities : An International Perspective /

This paper focuses on how the exposure to the corporate sector may impact the health of the Australian banking system. It also compares Australian banks with their international peers. Finally, it investigates banks' exposure to credit risk using the new Basel II Pillar 3 disclosure data. The a...

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Autor principal: Takats, Elod
Otros Autores: Tumbarello, Patrizia
Formato: Revista
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2009.
Colección:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2009/223
Acceso en línea:Full text available on IMF
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