Articles on banking and Banking Guide - Finance Review

Payment Systems in Korea
Working paper promoting safety and improving efficiency in payment systems as part of their overall concern with financial stability. Requires Acrobat Reader.
 
Factor Reallocation and Growth in Developing Countries
Working paper by Helene Poirson of the Research Department of the International Monetary Fund.
 
Fiscal Policy and Growth in the Context of European Integration
Working paper by Paul R. Masson of the Research Department of the International Monetary Fund.
 
Money Demand in Guyana
Working paper by Philippe Egoume-Bossogo of the Western Hemisphere Department of the International Monetary Fund.
 
Sound Practices for Banks’ Interactions with Highly Leveraged Institutions (PDF)
Provides information to financial institutions for management of credit risk in respect of HLIs, including practice standards. (Adobe Required)
 
The Year 2000 - A Challenge for Financial Institutions and Bank Supervisors (PDF)
Serves as a reference on the Year 2000 issue for central banks and other banking supervisors. (Adobe Required)
 
Banking and Commerce: A Liquidity Approach
Working paper that looks at the advantages and disadvantages of mixing banking and commerce, using the 'liquidity' approach to financial intermediation. Requires Acrobat Reader.
 
Aftermath of Banking Crises - Effects on Real and Monetary Variables
Working paper by Poonam Gupta of the Research Department of the International Monetary Fund.
 
Securities Lending Transactions: Market Development and Implications
Working paper providing a survey and analysis of the use of securities lending transactions, the current dynamics of the market and the principal areas of risk. Requires Acrobat Reader.
 
Central Bank Payment and Settlement Services With Respect to Cross-Border and Multi-Currency Transactions (PDF)
Working paper that examines options central banks might consider in an effort to help reduce risk and increase efficiency in the settlement of cross-border interbank transactions.
 
Supervisory Cooperation on Year 2000 Cross-Border Issues (PDF)
Five recommendations provide a sound basis from which supervisors can address Year 2000 cross-border issues. (Adobe Required)
 
Prevention of Criminal Use of the Banking System for the Purpose of Money-Laundering - December 1988
Working paper stating principles for banks designed to reduce the risk of becoming associated with criminals. Requires Acrobat Reader.
 
Update on work on a New Capital Adequacy Framework (PDF)
Inform the banking industry, the supervisory community and other interested parties about the work under way in the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (Basel Committee) on the New Capital Adequacy Framework. (Adobe Required)
 
Payment Systems in Israel
Working paper promoting safety and improving efficiency in payment systems as part of their overall concern with financial stability. Requires Acrobat Reader.
 
Cyclical Sensitivity of Seasonality in US Employment
Working paper that develops an unobserved components model that accounts for the effects of business cycles on industry-level seasonality.
 
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