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Cover IMF Staff Country Reports
The Republic of Latvia: Financial System Stability Assessment, including Reports on Observance of Standards and Codes on the following topics: Banking Supervision; Payment Systems; Securities Regulation; Insurance Regulation; Corporate Governance; and Monetary and Financial Policy Transparency
International Monetary Fund
This paper presents key findings of Latvia’s Financial System Stability Assessment, including Reports on Observance of Standards and Codes on Banking Supervision; Payment Systems; Securities Regulation; Insurance Regulation; Corporate Governance; and Monetary and Financial Policy Transparency. The assessment reveals that the banking system of Latvia is well capitalized, profitable, and liquid following its recovery from the effects of the Russian crisis in 1998. A notable feature of the financial system is the significant share of nonresident deposits and foreign equity in the banking system and nonresident investment in the securities market.
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ISCR; CR; central bank; monetary policy; joint stock; exchange rate; foreign exchange; investment funds; capital market; banking system; liquidity ratio; Payment systems; Insurance companies; Securities markets; Credit; Baltics
Cover Central Bank Reform in the Transition Economies
Central Bank Reform in the Transition Economies
International Monetary Fund

Abstract

Since 1992, the central banks of the Baltic states and the Commonwealth of Independent States have undertaken comprehensive reform of their monetary and exchange arrangements in support of their stabilization efforts. Their efforts have been supported by extensive technical assistance provided by the IMF and 23 central banks. This book edited by V. Sundararajan, Arne B. Peterson, and Gabriel Sensenbrenner, contains the background papers prepared for the second joint coordinating meeting of participants. That meeting focused on the progress of structural reforms in central banking and bank restructuring and identified priorities for the deepening of reforms. The book documents the remarkable progress achieved by the Baltic and CIS central banks and the catalytic role they have played in financial market development.

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BOOK; central bank; market; bank; monetary policy; credit auction; payment service; settlement account; reform effort; bank certification program; accounting reform; interbank market exchange transaction; Commercial banks; Treasury bills and bonds; Credit; Exchange rates; Baltics; Eastern Europe; Global