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Banking Competition and Capital Ratios »
Source: Banking Competition and Capital Ratios
Volume/Issue: 2007/216
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s): Martin Cihak , and Klaus Schaeck
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 September 2007
ISBN: 9781451867800
Keywords: Bank capital ratios, market structure, regulation, banking, statistic, statistics, bank capital, deposit insurance,
We use data for more than 2,600 European banks to test whether increased competition causes banks to hold higher capital ratios. Employing panel data techniques, and distinguishing between the competitive conduct o...
Belgium »
Source: Belgium : Detailed Assessment of Compliance with the Basel Core Principles for Effective Banking Supervision
Volume/Issue: 2013/133
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s): International Monetary Fund. European Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 24 May 2013
ISBN: 9781484351758
Keywords: banking, banking law, internal control, banking supervision, capital adequacy
The Belgian financial system is relatively large, concentrated, and interconnected and has a high level of compliance with the Basel Core Principles (BCPs) for effective banking supervision. The National Bank of Be...
Belgium »
Source: Belgium : Technical Note on Stress Testing the Banking and Insurance Sectors
Volume/Issue: 2013/137
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s): International Monetary Fund. European Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 24 May 2013
ISBN: 9781484381069
Keywords: banking, sovereign risk, capital adequacy, tier 1 capital
The Belgium Financial Sector Assessment Program (FSAP) stress testing exercise examines a financial sector that remains in a state of transformation. Domestic economic challenges remain sources of continued uncerta...
Belgium »
Source: Belgium : Technical Note on Financial Conglomerate Supervision
Volume/Issue: 2013/138
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s): International Monetary Fund. European Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 24 May 2013
ISBN: 9781484380413
Keywords: banking, capital adequacy, internal control, holding company, banking law
Belgian financial conglomerates (FCs) remained important players in the Belgian financial sector, despite significant restructuring following the global financial crisis. FCs operated in multiple streams of the fin...
Belgium »
Source: Belgium : Financial System Stability Assessment
Volume/Issue: 2013/124
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s): International Monetary Fund. Monetary and Capital Markets Department
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 17 May 2013
ISBN: 9781484362877
Keywords: banking, banking sector, banking system, sovereign risk, banking supervision
This financial stability assessment provides an update on the significant regulatory and supervisory developments in the banking and insurance sectors of Belgium since 2006. The Belgian financial system is relative...
Belgium »
Source: Belgium : Selected Issues Paper
Volume/Issue: 2012/56
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s): International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 20 March 2012
ISBN: 9781475502398
Keywords: banking, banking sector, bond, government bond, bond spread
This Selected Issues Paper on Belgium provides an overview of the extent of trade and financial openness of Belgium and the links to particular countries. With an export-to-GDP ratio of 79 percent, Belgium belongs...
Belgium: Selected Issues Paper »
Source: Belgium : Selected Issues Paper
Volume/Issue: 2012/56
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s): International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 20 March 2012
ISBN: 9781475502398
Keywords: banking, banking sector, bond, government bond, bond spread
This Selected Issues Paper on Belgium provides an overview of the extent of trade and financial openness of Belgium and the links to particular countries. With an export-to-GDP ratio of 79 percent, Belgium belongs...
Belgium: Selected Issues Paper »
Source: Belgium : Selected Issues Paper
Volume/Issue: 2012/56
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s): International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 20 March 2012
ISBN: 9781475502398
Keywords: banking, banking sector, bond, government bond, bond spread
This Selected Issues Paper on Belgium provides an overview of the extent of trade and financial openness of Belgium and the links to particular countries. With an export-to-GDP ratio of 79 percent, Belgium belongs...
Belgium: Staff Report for the 2014 Article IV Consultation »
Source: Belgium : Staff Report for the 2014 Article IV Consultation
Volume/Issue: 2014/76
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s): International Monetary Fund. European Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 12 March 2014
ISBN: 9781475541106
Keywords: banking, banking law, national bank, banking sector, resource allocation
The 2014 Article IV Consultation discusses economic developments and policies in Belgium. It highlights that despite its resilience, the Belgium economy has been losing competitiveness due to higher labor cost and...
Belgium: Staff Report for the 2014 Article IV Consultation—Informational Annex »
Source: Belgium : Staff Report for the 2014 Article IV Consultation
Volume/Issue: 2014/76
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s): International Monetary Fund. European Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 12 March 2014
ISBN: 9781475541106
Keywords: banking, banking law, national bank, banking sector, resource allocation
The 2014 Article IV Consultation discusses economic developments and policies in Belgium. It highlights that despite its resilience, the Belgium economy has been losing competitiveness due to higher labor cost and...