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Stress testing should be a habit, not a one-off

September 29, 2010

After the majority of European banks passed their landmark stress tests, equity markets climbed, credit default swap spreads tightened, high-risk sovereign debt rallied and the euro extended its gains against the dollar.

A brave new world

August 30, 2010

Regulatory reform is changing the face of global finances for good, but it is important the new rules do not sacrifice liquidity in the search for transparency.

Central Bank of Paraguay on the country's need to diversify

August 30, 2010

The governor of the Central Bank of Paraguay speaks to Silvia Pavoni about the need to diversify Paraguay's economy and the measures he is taking to improve training for central bank staff.

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Paraguay banks on natural resources

August 30, 2010

 Paraguay's minister of finance, Dionisio Borda, outlines the government's efforts to make the most of its natural resources, attract private investment and build up the country's infrastructure.

Getting Ukraine's finances back on track

August 30, 2010

The deputy prime minister of Ukraine, Sergei Tigipko, explains what measures his government is taking, with the help of the International Monetary Fund, to get the country's finances back on an even keel.

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Opening up Renminbi possibilities

August 30, 2010

The Linklaters-advised Hopewell Highway Infrastructure Eurobond has broken open the market for Chinese corporates issuing in renminbi outside China, paving the way for a full interbank market in renminbi in Hong Kong.

Hostility is no basis for public policy

August 30, 2010

The bank rescue has been a success. The global bailout remains a work in progress, but with the aid of government equity injections, special liquidity programmes, debt guarantees and asset protection schemes, most systemically important banks have remained open for business and the banking system has survived.

Europe must face up to IMF's consequences

August 30, 2010

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has reinvented itself as a new, user-friendly, more politically sensitive organisation.

Who should decide on distributable income?

August 30, 2010

One of the most debated issues since the beginning of the financial crisis is the extent to which fair value accounting contributed to the stress faced by financial institutions. Contrary to what many observers believe, the recent accounting debate has focused less on the choice of measurement criteria - amortised cost or fair value - than on how changes in value should be reported in the income statements.

Grigoriy Marchenko

August 30, 2010

The lesson of the financial crisis for an emerging market such as Kazakhstan is that taking risks with financial stability for the sake of rapid short-term growth would be an inexcusable lack of foresight.

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