Financial Sector Assessment : Eastern Caribbean Currency Union

The joint World Bank- International Monetary Fund (IMF) Financial Sector Assessment Program (FSAP) to the countries of the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union (ECCU) was carried out in September and October of 2003. The assessment covered the followin...

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Main Authors: World Bank, International Monetary Fund
Format: Financial Sector Assessment Program (FSAP)
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2013
Subjects:
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/05/17893075/eastern-caribbean-currency-union-financial-sector-assessment
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/15818
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topic ACCESS TO INTERNATIONAL MARKETS
ACCOUNTABILITY
ACCRUALS
ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS
ARBITRAGE
BALANCE SHEET
BANK REGULATION
BANK SPREADS
BANK SUPERVISION
BANKING INSTITUTIONS
BANKING LAWS
BANKING MARKET
BANKING PRACTICES
BANKING SECTOR
BANKING SERVICES
BANKING SUPERVISION
BANKING SYSTEM
BANKS
BASIS POINTS
BONDS
CAPITAL CONTROLS
CAPITAL FLIGHT
CAPITAL MARKET
CAPITAL MARKET DEVELOPMENT
CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS
CAPITALIZATION
COMMERCIAL BANK
COMMERCIAL BANKS
COMMERCIAL TERMS
CONTINGENCY PLANS
COOPERATIVE CREDIT
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
COUNTRY TO COUNTRY
CREDIBILITY
CREDIT QUALITY
CREDIT UNION
CREDIT UNIONS
CURRENCY
CURRENT MATURITIES
DEBT
DEBT ISSUES
DEBT RECOVERY
DEBTS
DEFICITS
DEPOSIT
DEPOSIT RATES
DEPOSITORS
DEPOSITS
DEVELOPMENT BANK
DEVELOPMENT BANKS
DIVIDENDS
DOMESTIC ARREARS
DOMESTIC BANK
DOMESTIC BANKING
DOMESTIC BANKS
DOMESTIC INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS
EASTERN CARIBBEAN CENTRAL BANK
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
ENFORCEMENT POWERS
EQUITY SECURITIES
EXPOSURE
EXPOSURES
FINANCE COMPANIES
FINANCIAL FRAGILITY
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES
FINANCIAL MARKET
FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE
FINANCIAL RESOURCES
FINANCIAL SECTOR
FINANCIAL SECTOR ASSESSMENT
FINANCIAL SECTOR POLICY
FINANCIAL SERVICE
FINANCIAL SERVICE PROVIDERS
FINANCIAL SERVICES
FINANCIAL STABILITY
FINANCIAL SYSTEM
FINANCIAL SYSTEMS
FISCAL AUTHORITIES
FIXED EXCHANGE RATE
FORECLOSURE
FOREIGN BANKS
FOREIGN EXCHANGE
FOREIGN OWNERSHIP
FORMAL FINANCIAL SERVICES
GLOBAL FINANCE
GLOBAL FINANCIAL SYSTEM
GOVERNANCE ISSUES
GOVERNMENT BOND
GOVERNMENT BOND MARKET
GOVERNMENT BORROWING
GOVERNMENT DEBT
GOVERNMENT DEBTS
GOVERNMENT GUARANTEE
GOVERNMENT SECURITIES
GOVERNMENT SECURITIES MARKET
HOME MORTGAGE
HOUSEHOLDS
HOUSING
HOUSING FINANCE
IMPLICIT TAX
INCOME
INCOME GROUPS
INCOME TAX
INFORMATION FLOW
INSENSITIVITY
INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT
INSURANCE
INSURANCE COMPANIES
INSURANCE INDUSTRY
INTEREST RATES
INTERMEDIATION SPREAD
INTERNAL AUDIT
INTERNATIONAL BANKING
INTERNATIONAL MARKETS
INVESTING
INVESTMENT POLICIES
INVESTMENT STRATEGY
JUDICIAL SYSTEM
JURISDICTION
JURISDICTIONS
LEGISLATION
LENDER
LENDERS
LENDING INTEREST RATES
LENDING PATTERNS
LIQUIDITY
LOAN
LOAN APPRAISAL
LOAN PROGRAMS
LOCAL BANKS
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
LOCAL INSTITUTIONS
LOCAL MARKET
LONG-TERM FUNDS
LONG-TERM INVESTORS
MARKET CAPITALIZATION
MARKET CONDITIONS
MARKET DEVELOPMENT
MARKET INTEGRATION
MARKET SIZE
MATURITIES
MINIMUM CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS
MISSING MARKETS
MONETARY STABILITY
MORTGAGE
MORTGAGE BANK
MORTGAGE FINANCE
MORTGAGE LENDERS
MORTGAGE RATES
MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES
NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
NONBANKS
OFFSHORE BANKING
OFFSHORE BANKS
OPERATING COSTS
OPERATIONAL INDEPENDENCE
PRIVATE BANKS
PRIVATE LOANS
PRIVATIZATION
PRUDENTIAL REGULATIONS
PRUDENTIAL STANDARDS
PUBLIC COMPANIES
PUBLIC SECTOR DEBT
REGIONAL BANKS
REGULATORS
REGULATORY AUTHORITY
REGULATORY FORBEARANCE
REGULATORY REGIME
REGULATORY SYSTEM
REPUTATION
REPUTATION RISK
RESERVE
RESERVE REQUIREMENT
RESERVES
RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE
RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGES
RETURN
RETURNS
RISK MITIGATION
RISK WEIGHTS
SAVINGS
SAVINGS RATE
SECURITIES
SECURITIES EXCHANGE
SECURITIES MARKET
SECURITIES MARKETS
SECURITIZATION
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
SMALL BUSINESS
SMALL ECONOMY
SMALL SAVERS
STUDENT LOAN
SUBSIDIARY
SUPERVISORY FRAMEWORK
SYSTEMIC RISKS
TAX
TAXATION
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
TRADING
TRANSPARENCY
WHOLESALE MARKET
WITHDRAWAL
spellingShingle ACCESS TO INTERNATIONAL MARKETS
ACCOUNTABILITY
ACCRUALS
ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS
ARBITRAGE
BALANCE SHEET
BANK REGULATION
BANK SPREADS
BANK SUPERVISION
BANKING INSTITUTIONS
BANKING LAWS
BANKING MARKET
BANKING PRACTICES
BANKING SECTOR
BANKING SERVICES
BANKING SUPERVISION
BANKING SYSTEM
BANKS
BASIS POINTS
BONDS
CAPITAL CONTROLS
CAPITAL FLIGHT
CAPITAL MARKET
CAPITAL MARKET DEVELOPMENT
CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS
CAPITALIZATION
COMMERCIAL BANK
COMMERCIAL BANKS
COMMERCIAL TERMS
CONTINGENCY PLANS
COOPERATIVE CREDIT
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
COUNTRY TO COUNTRY
CREDIBILITY
CREDIT QUALITY
CREDIT UNION
CREDIT UNIONS
CURRENCY
CURRENT MATURITIES
DEBT
DEBT ISSUES
DEBT RECOVERY
DEBTS
DEFICITS
DEPOSIT
DEPOSIT RATES
DEPOSITORS
DEPOSITS
DEVELOPMENT BANK
DEVELOPMENT BANKS
DIVIDENDS
DOMESTIC ARREARS
DOMESTIC BANK
DOMESTIC BANKING
DOMESTIC BANKS
DOMESTIC INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS
EASTERN CARIBBEAN CENTRAL BANK
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
ENFORCEMENT POWERS
EQUITY SECURITIES
EXPOSURE
EXPOSURES
FINANCE COMPANIES
FINANCIAL FRAGILITY
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES
FINANCIAL MARKET
FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE
FINANCIAL RESOURCES
FINANCIAL SECTOR
FINANCIAL SECTOR ASSESSMENT
FINANCIAL SECTOR POLICY
FINANCIAL SERVICE
FINANCIAL SERVICE PROVIDERS
FINANCIAL SERVICES
FINANCIAL STABILITY
FINANCIAL SYSTEM
FINANCIAL SYSTEMS
FISCAL AUTHORITIES
FIXED EXCHANGE RATE
FORECLOSURE
FOREIGN BANKS
FOREIGN EXCHANGE
FOREIGN OWNERSHIP
FORMAL FINANCIAL SERVICES
GLOBAL FINANCE
GLOBAL FINANCIAL SYSTEM
GOVERNANCE ISSUES
GOVERNMENT BOND
GOVERNMENT BOND MARKET
GOVERNMENT BORROWING
GOVERNMENT DEBT
GOVERNMENT DEBTS
GOVERNMENT GUARANTEE
GOVERNMENT SECURITIES
GOVERNMENT SECURITIES MARKET
HOME MORTGAGE
HOUSEHOLDS
HOUSING
HOUSING FINANCE
IMPLICIT TAX
INCOME
INCOME GROUPS
INCOME TAX
INFORMATION FLOW
INSENSITIVITY
INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT
INSURANCE
INSURANCE COMPANIES
INSURANCE INDUSTRY
INTEREST RATES
INTERMEDIATION SPREAD
INTERNAL AUDIT
INTERNATIONAL BANKING
INTERNATIONAL MARKETS
INVESTING
INVESTMENT POLICIES
INVESTMENT STRATEGY
JUDICIAL SYSTEM
JURISDICTION
JURISDICTIONS
LEGISLATION
LENDER
LENDERS
LENDING INTEREST RATES
LENDING PATTERNS
LIQUIDITY
LOAN
LOAN APPRAISAL
LOAN PROGRAMS
LOCAL BANKS
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
LOCAL INSTITUTIONS
LOCAL MARKET
LONG-TERM FUNDS
LONG-TERM INVESTORS
MARKET CAPITALIZATION
MARKET CONDITIONS
MARKET DEVELOPMENT
MARKET INTEGRATION
MARKET SIZE
MATURITIES
MINIMUM CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS
MISSING MARKETS
MONETARY STABILITY
MORTGAGE
MORTGAGE BANK
MORTGAGE FINANCE
MORTGAGE LENDERS
MORTGAGE RATES
MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES
NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
NONBANKS
OFFSHORE BANKING
OFFSHORE BANKS
OPERATING COSTS
OPERATIONAL INDEPENDENCE
PRIVATE BANKS
PRIVATE LOANS
PRIVATIZATION
PRUDENTIAL REGULATIONS
PRUDENTIAL STANDARDS
PUBLIC COMPANIES
PUBLIC SECTOR DEBT
REGIONAL BANKS
REGULATORS
REGULATORY AUTHORITY
REGULATORY FORBEARANCE
REGULATORY REGIME
REGULATORY SYSTEM
REPUTATION
REPUTATION RISK
RESERVE
RESERVE REQUIREMENT
RESERVES
RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE
RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGES
RETURN
RETURNS
RISK MITIGATION
RISK WEIGHTS
SAVINGS
SAVINGS RATE
SECURITIES
SECURITIES EXCHANGE
SECURITIES MARKET
SECURITIES MARKETS
SECURITIZATION
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
SMALL BUSINESS
SMALL ECONOMY
SMALL SAVERS
STUDENT LOAN
SUBSIDIARY
SUPERVISORY FRAMEWORK
SYSTEMIC RISKS
TAX
TAXATION
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
TRADING
TRANSPARENCY
WHOLESALE MARKET
WITHDRAWAL
World Bank
International Monetary Fund
Financial Sector Assessment : Eastern Caribbean Currency Union
geographic_facet Latin America & Caribbean
Caribbean
description The joint World Bank- International Monetary Fund (IMF) Financial Sector Assessment Program (FSAP) to the countries of the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union (ECCU) was carried out in September and October of 2003. The assessment covered the following: (i) stability issues, including banking system soundness; supervision and regulation of banking; and the adequacy of financial sector crisis management arrangements; and (ii) structural and development issues, specifically competitiveness, efficiency and reach of the financial system including development of non-bank financial institutions and markets. This FSA report summarizes the overall assessment, providing additional detail on the structural and development issues, and highlights the main recommendations that have been provided to the authorities.
format Economic & Sector Work :: Financial Sector Assessment Program (FSAP)
author World Bank
International Monetary Fund
author_facet World Bank
International Monetary Fund
author_sort World Bank
title Financial Sector Assessment : Eastern Caribbean Currency Union
title_short Financial Sector Assessment : Eastern Caribbean Currency Union
title_full Financial Sector Assessment : Eastern Caribbean Currency Union
title_fullStr Financial Sector Assessment : Eastern Caribbean Currency Union
title_full_unstemmed Financial Sector Assessment : Eastern Caribbean Currency Union
title_sort financial sector assessment : eastern caribbean currency union
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2013
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/05/17893075/eastern-caribbean-currency-union-financial-sector-assessment
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/15818
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spelling okr-10986-158182021-04-23T14:03:22Z Financial Sector Assessment : Eastern Caribbean Currency Union World Bank International Monetary Fund ACCESS TO INTERNATIONAL MARKETS ACCOUNTABILITY ACCRUALS ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS ARBITRAGE BALANCE SHEET BANK REGULATION BANK SPREADS BANK SUPERVISION BANKING INSTITUTIONS BANKING LAWS BANKING MARKET BANKING PRACTICES BANKING SECTOR BANKING SERVICES BANKING SUPERVISION BANKING SYSTEM BANKS BASIS POINTS BONDS CAPITAL CONTROLS CAPITAL FLIGHT CAPITAL MARKET CAPITAL MARKET DEVELOPMENT CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS CAPITALIZATION COMMERCIAL BANK COMMERCIAL BANKS COMMERCIAL TERMS CONTINGENCY PLANS COOPERATIVE CREDIT CORPORATE GOVERNANCE COUNTRY TO COUNTRY CREDIBILITY CREDIT QUALITY CREDIT UNION CREDIT UNIONS CURRENCY CURRENT MATURITIES DEBT DEBT ISSUES DEBT RECOVERY DEBTS DEFICITS DEPOSIT DEPOSIT RATES DEPOSITORS DEPOSITS DEVELOPMENT BANK DEVELOPMENT BANKS DIVIDENDS DOMESTIC ARREARS DOMESTIC BANK DOMESTIC BANKING DOMESTIC BANKS DOMESTIC INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS EASTERN CARIBBEAN CENTRAL BANK ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE ENFORCEMENT POWERS EQUITY SECURITIES EXPOSURE EXPOSURES FINANCE COMPANIES FINANCIAL FRAGILITY FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES FINANCIAL MARKET FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE FINANCIAL RESOURCES FINANCIAL SECTOR FINANCIAL SECTOR ASSESSMENT FINANCIAL SECTOR POLICY FINANCIAL SERVICE FINANCIAL SERVICE PROVIDERS FINANCIAL SERVICES FINANCIAL STABILITY FINANCIAL SYSTEM FINANCIAL SYSTEMS FISCAL AUTHORITIES FIXED EXCHANGE RATE FORECLOSURE FOREIGN BANKS FOREIGN EXCHANGE FOREIGN OWNERSHIP FORMAL FINANCIAL SERVICES GLOBAL FINANCE GLOBAL FINANCIAL SYSTEM GOVERNANCE ISSUES GOVERNMENT BOND GOVERNMENT BOND MARKET GOVERNMENT BORROWING GOVERNMENT DEBT GOVERNMENT DEBTS GOVERNMENT GUARANTEE GOVERNMENT SECURITIES GOVERNMENT SECURITIES MARKET HOME MORTGAGE HOUSEHOLDS HOUSING HOUSING FINANCE IMPLICIT TAX INCOME INCOME GROUPS INCOME TAX INFORMATION FLOW INSENSITIVITY INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT INSURANCE INSURANCE COMPANIES INSURANCE INDUSTRY INTEREST RATES INTERMEDIATION SPREAD INTERNAL AUDIT INTERNATIONAL BANKING INTERNATIONAL MARKETS INVESTING INVESTMENT POLICIES INVESTMENT STRATEGY JUDICIAL SYSTEM JURISDICTION JURISDICTIONS LEGISLATION LENDER LENDERS LENDING INTEREST RATES LENDING PATTERNS LIQUIDITY LOAN LOAN APPRAISAL LOAN PROGRAMS LOCAL BANKS LOCAL GOVERNMENTS LOCAL INSTITUTIONS LOCAL MARKET LONG-TERM FUNDS LONG-TERM INVESTORS MARKET CAPITALIZATION MARKET CONDITIONS MARKET DEVELOPMENT MARKET INTEGRATION MARKET SIZE MATURITIES MINIMUM CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS MISSING MARKETS MONETARY STABILITY MORTGAGE MORTGAGE BANK MORTGAGE FINANCE MORTGAGE LENDERS MORTGAGE RATES MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT NONBANKS OFFSHORE BANKING OFFSHORE BANKS OPERATING COSTS OPERATIONAL INDEPENDENCE PRIVATE BANKS PRIVATE LOANS PRIVATIZATION PRUDENTIAL REGULATIONS PRUDENTIAL STANDARDS PUBLIC COMPANIES PUBLIC SECTOR DEBT REGIONAL BANKS REGULATORS REGULATORY AUTHORITY REGULATORY FORBEARANCE REGULATORY REGIME REGULATORY SYSTEM REPUTATION REPUTATION RISK RESERVE RESERVE REQUIREMENT RESERVES RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGES RETURN RETURNS RISK MITIGATION RISK WEIGHTS SAVINGS SAVINGS RATE SECURITIES SECURITIES EXCHANGE SECURITIES MARKET SECURITIES MARKETS SECURITIZATION SHORT-TERM ASSETS SMALL BUSINESS SMALL ECONOMY SMALL SAVERS STUDENT LOAN SUBSIDIARY SUPERVISORY FRAMEWORK SYSTEMIC RISKS TAX TAXATION TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TRADING TRANSPARENCY WHOLESALE MARKET WITHDRAWAL The joint World Bank- International Monetary Fund (IMF) Financial Sector Assessment Program (FSAP) to the countries of the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union (ECCU) was carried out in September and October of 2003. The assessment covered the following: (i) stability issues, including banking system soundness; supervision and regulation of banking; and the adequacy of financial sector crisis management arrangements; and (ii) structural and development issues, specifically competitiveness, efficiency and reach of the financial system including development of non-bank financial institutions and markets. This FSA report summarizes the overall assessment, providing additional detail on the structural and development issues, and highlights the main recommendations that have been provided to the authorities. 2013-09-25T19:55:17Z 2013-09-25T19:55:17Z 2004-05 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/05/17893075/eastern-caribbean-currency-union-financial-sector-assessment http://hdl.handle.net/10986/15818 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Financial Sector Assessment Program (FSAP) Economic & Sector Work Latin America & Caribbean Caribbean