Financial Sector Assessment : Barbados

As part of the joint International Monetary Fund (IMF)-World Bank Financial Sector Assessment Program (FSAP), a mission visited Barbados during June 24 to July 12, 2002. The principal objective of the mission was to assist the authorities in identi...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Financial Sector Assessment Program (FSAP)
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2013
Subjects:	ACCOUNTING ADMINISTRATIVE CONTROLS ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING ASSET QUALITY AUCTION AUDITING BAD DEBTS BANK CREDIT BANK LENDING BANK LIQUIDITY BANK OF CANADA BANK PROFITABILITY BANK REGULATION BANK RESTRUCTURING BANKING SECTOR BANKING SUPERVISION BANKING SYSTEM BORROWER BUSINESS CYCLES CAPITAL ACCOUNT CAPITAL ACCOUNT LIBERALIZATION CAPITAL ADEQUACY CAPITAL FLOWS CASH RESERVE CENTRAL BANK CENTRAL SECURITIES DEPOSITORY CHECKS COLLATERAL COMMERCIAL BANKING COMMERCIAL BANKS COMMON MARKET COMPULSORY RESERVE REQUIREMENTS CONNECTED LENDING CONSOLIDATION CONTINGENCY PLANS COOPERATIVES CORPORATE GOVERNANCE COUNTRY RISKS CREDIBILITY CREDIT MARKET CREDIT RISK CREDIT UNION CREDIT UNIONS CROSS-BORDER CAPITAL CURRENCY DEBTS DEMAND FOR CREDIT DEMOGRAPHIC DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGES DEPOSIT DEPOSIT INSURANCE DEPOSIT RATE DEPOSIT-TAKING INSTITUTIONS DEPOSITS DEREGULATION DEREGULATION OF INTEREST DEREGULATION OF INTEREST RATES DIVERSIFICATION DOMESTIC BANKING DOMESTIC INTEREST RATES DOMESTIC MARKET EARNINGS ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES EXCESS LIQUIDITY EXCHANGE CONTROLS EXCHANGE RATE EXCHANGE RATE ARRANGEMENTS EXCHANGE RATE REGIME EXPOSURE EXTERNAL COMPETITIVENESS EXTERNAL SHOCKS FINANCIAL CORPORATIONS FINANCIAL DEVELOPMENT FINANCIAL INSTABILITY FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FINANCIAL INTEGRATION FINANCIAL INTERMEDIATION FINANCIAL LIBERALIZATION FINANCIAL REGULATION FINANCIAL SECTOR FINANCIAL SECTOR ASSESSMENT FINANCIAL SERVICES FINANCIAL SERVICES INDUSTRY FINANCIAL STRUCTURE FINANCIAL SYSTEM FISCAL DEFICIT FIXED COSTS FOREIGN BANKS FOREIGN EXCHANGE FOREIGN OWNERSHIP GOVERNMENT BOND GOVERNMENT GUARANTEE GOVERNMENT SECURITIES GROSS REVENUE GROSS SETTLEMENT SYSTEM GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES HOME COUNTRY HOUSEHOLDS INCOME TAXES INDIVIDUAL MARKET INDUSTRIAL COUNTRIES INFLATION INSURANCE INSURANCE COMPANIES INSURANCE COMPANY INSURANCE INDUSTRY INSURANCE PENETRATION INSURANCE PRODUCTS INSURERS INTEREST EXPENDITURES INTEREST INCOME INTEREST RATE INTEREST RATE CONTROLS INTEREST RATE RISK INTEREST RATES INTEREST RATES ON GOVERNMENT SECURITIES INTERMEDIATION SPREADS INTERNAL CONTROL INTERNATIONAL BANK INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS JURISDICTIONS LEGISLATION LENDING LIMITS LENDING PORTFOLIO LENDING SPREADS LIABILITY LIQUIDATION LIQUIDITY MANAGEMENT LOAN LOAN PORTFOLIO LOCAL MARKET MACROECONOMIC POLICIES MARKET CAPITALIZATION MARKET INTERMEDIARIES MARKET RISK MARKET RISKS MARKET SHARE MARKET SIZE MATURITIES MATURITY MERGER MINIMUM CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS MONETARY POLICY MORAL HAZARD NEW ENTRANTS NONPERFORMING LOANS OFFSHORE BANKS OFFSHORE MARKET OPEN-MARKET OPERATIONS OPERATIONAL COSTS OPERATIONAL INDEPENDENCE OUTSTANDING LOANS PAPER INSTRUMENTS PAYMENT SYSTEM PAYMENT SYSTEMS PAYMENTS SYSTEM PRUDENTIAL REGULATIONS PRUDENTIAL SUPERVISION RAPID EXPANSION RATES OF RETURN REAL ESTATE REAL TIME GROSS SETTLEMENT RECESSION REGULATORY FRAMEWORK REGULATORY FRAMEWORKS REGULATORY STRUCTURE REINSURANCE REPUTATION RESERVE RESERVE BANK RESERVE BANK OF AUSTRALIA RESERVE REQUIREMENTS RETIREMENT RETIREMENT SAVING RETURN RETURNS RISK EXPOSURES RISK MANAGEMENT RISK WEIGHTED ASSETS SAVINGS SAVINGS DEPOSIT SAVINGS RATE SECURITIES SECURITIES MARKET SECURITIES MARKETS SETTLEMENT SETTLEMENT RISK SETTLEMENT SYSTEMS SINGLE MARKET SMALL BUSINESS SMALL SAVERS SOCIAL WELFARE SOLVENCY STOCK EXCHANGE STOCK EXCHANGES STOCK MARKET STOCKS SUBSIDIARIES SUPERVISORY FRAMEWORK SYSTEMIC RISK SYSTEMIC RISKS TAX TAX LIABILITY TAX RATES TAX REVENUE TAXATION TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TERMS OF LOANS TERRORISM TRADES TRADING TREATIES TURNOVER
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/03/17885929/barbados-financial-sector-assessment http://hdl.handle.net/10986/15945

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Summary:	As part of the joint International Monetary Fund (IMF)-World Bank Financial Sector Assessment Program (FSAP), a mission visited Barbados during June 24 to July 12, 2002. The principal objective of the mission was to assist the authorities in identifying potential vulnerabilities in the financial system that could have macroeconomic consequences and to identify measures to reduce these risks. The mission also provided an assessment of the observance of international standards and codes in financial regulation and supervision as well as of the development needs of the financial system and its potential contribution to economic development. Preliminary results of the mission were discussed with the authorities during the International Monetary Fund (IMF) article four missions in October 2002.

Financial Sector Assessment : Barbados

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