Key Aspects of Macroprudential Policy : Background Paper.

The countercyclical capital buffer (CCB) was proposed by the Basel committee to increase the resilience of the banking sector to negative shocks. The interactions between banking sector losses and the real economy highlight the importance of building a capital buffer in periods when systemic risks a...

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Corporate Author: International Monetary Fund
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2013.
Series:Policy Papers; Policy Paper ; No. 2013/080
Online Access:Full text available on IMF