IMF Working Papers

Bank-By-Bank Credit Ceilings: Issues and Experiences

By Mitra Farahbaksh, Gabriel Sensenbrenner

June 1, 1996

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Mitra Farahbaksh, and Gabriel Sensenbrenner. Bank-By-Bank Credit Ceilings: Issues and Experiences, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 1996) accessed November 23, 2024
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Summary

Many central banks have abandoned credit ceilings in favor of monetary control frameworks based on indirect instruments. In the long run, ceilings limited competition, hampered the development of a money market, and caused disintermediation. Despite the many distortions associated with the use of credit ceilings, some countries continue to employ them, particularly during the transitional period before full reliance on indirect monetary instruments. The paper argues that the careful attention to design can help reduce distortions typically associated with the use of credit ceilings. It identifies a series of principles that may be followed in designing a system that can minimize those distortions.

Subject: Bank credit, Banking, Commercial banks, Credit, Credit ceilings, Financial institutions, Monetary policy, Money, Reserve requirements

Keywords: Bank, Bank credit, Break, Ceiling, Commercial banks, Credit, Credit authorization, Credit ceiling, Credit ceilings, Credit facility, Credit financing, Credit growth, Credit portfolio, Credit right, Credit supply, Foreign currency, Global, Noncompliant bank, Outstanding share, Rediscount quota, Reserve requirements, WP

Publication Details

  • Pages:

    32

  • Volume:

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  • DOI:

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  • Issue:

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  • Series:

    Working Paper No. 1996/063

  • Stock No:

    WPIEA0631996

  • ISBN:

    9781451848373

  • ISSN:

    1018-5941

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