People's Republic of China-Hong Kong Special Administrative Region : Selected Issues.

This Selected Issues paper analyzes Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) banks' exposure to nonbanking businesses in Mainland China. Hong Kong SAR banks are generally less exposed to riskier Mainland businesses. Despite that, a sharp deterioration in the balance sheet of Mainland busin...

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Співавтор: International Monetary Fund. Asia and Pacific Dept
Формат: Журнал
Мова:English
Опубліковано: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2017.
Серія:IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2017/012
Онлайн доступ:Full text available on IMF
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Резюме:This Selected Issues paper analyzes Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) banks' exposure to nonbanking businesses in Mainland China. Hong Kong SAR banks are generally less exposed to riskier Mainland businesses. Despite that, a sharp deterioration in the balance sheet of Mainland businesses, as well as a sharper-than-expected downturn in the Mainland economy could negatively affect Hong Kong SAR banks, raising debt at risk well above suggested estimates. As Hong Kong SAR banks generally have sizable buffers against downside risks, the best approach to such a scenario is vigilance, including maintaining high origination and underwriting standards.
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ISSN:1934-7685
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