Norway : Financial Sector Assessment Program-Technical Note- Stress Testing the Banking Sector.

This Technical Note discusses results of banking sector stress tests on Norway. The Norwegian banking sector is generally well prepared to cope with possible external shocks, but imbalances have built up in recent years and could pose challenges. The stress-testing exercise included a comprehensive...

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Autor Corporativo: International Monetary Fund. Monetary and Capital Markets Department
Formato: Revista
Idioma:English
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2015.
Series:IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2015/258
Acceso en liña:Full text available on IMF
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