Building Blocks for Effective Macroprudential Policies in Latin America: Institutional Considerations

By Patrick A. Imam, Erlend Nier, Luis Ignacio Jácome

July 1, 2012

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Patrick A. Imam, Erlend Nier, and Luis Ignacio Jácome. Building Blocks for Effective Macroprudential Policies in Latin America: Institutional Considerations, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 2012) accessed December 21, 2024

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Summary

An increasing number of countries - including in Latin America - are reforming their financial stability frameworks in the aftermath of the financial crisis, in order to establish a stronger macroprudential policy function. This paper analyzes existing arrangements for financial stability in Latin America and examines key issues to consider when designing the institutional foundations for effective macroprudential policies. The paper focuses primarily on eight Latin American countries, where the institutional arrangements for monetary and financial policies can be classified in two distinct groups: the "Pacific" model that includes Chile, Colombia, Peru, Costa Rica, and Mexico, and the "Atlantic" model, comprising Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay.

Subject: Banking, Financial crises, Financial regulation and supervision, Financial sector policy and analysis, Financial sector stability, Macroprudential policy, Systemic risk

Keywords: A number of crises country, Banking supervision, Central banks, Deposit guarantee, Financial sector stability, Financial stability, Financial system, Global, Issues regulation, Macroprudential policy, Macrorpudential policy, Monetary policy, Response policy, Section III, Supervisory agency, Systemic crises, Systemic risk, WP

Publication Details

Pages:

42
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Working Paper No. 2012/183
Stock No:

WPIEA2012183
ISBN:

9781475505313
ISSN:

1018-5941

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