Financial Soundness Indicators and the Characteristics of Financial Cycles /

Better 'financial soundness' of banks could help mitigate the volatility of financial cycles by reducing banks' risk exposure. But trying to improve financial soundness in the midst of a downturn can do the opposite-further aggravating the contraction of credit. Consistent with this n...

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Autore principale: Che, Natasha
Altri autori: Shinagawa, Yoko
Natura: Periodico
Lingua:English
Pubblicazione: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2014.
Serie:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2014/014
Accesso online:Full text available on IMF