Stress Testing at the IMF

By Mark Swinburne, Stéphanie Marie Stolz, Marina Moretti

September 1, 2008

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Mark Swinburne, Stéphanie Marie Stolz, and Marina Moretti. Stress Testing at the IMF, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 2008) accessed November 23, 2024

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Summary

For almost a decade, the IMF has been using stress tests to identify vulnerabilities across institutions that could undermine the stability of a country's financial system. This working paper focuses on the IMF's experience with stress testing in the Financial Sector Assessment Program (FSAP). It provides background on the nature of an FSAP and the role of macro stress testing within it. It also describes how the methodology of stress testing in FSAPs has been evolving and what are fairly common approaches now being used. Finally, it discusses the main strengths and challenges for future development of macro stress testing in FSAPs and provides an overview of stress testing practice in European FSAPs.

Subject: Banking, Credit risk, Financial Sector Assessment Program, Financial sector stability, Stress testing

Keywords: European FSAPs, FSAP stress tests, Liquidity, WP

Publication Details

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23
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Working Paper No. 2008/206
Stock No:

WPIEA2008206
ISBN:

9781451870640
ISSN:

1018-5941

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