IMF Working Papers

What is Driving Financial De-Dollarization in Latin America?

By Mercedes Garcia-Escribano, Sebastian Sosa

January 1, 2011

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Mercedes Garcia-Escribano, and Sebastian Sosa. What is Driving Financial De-Dollarization in Latin America?, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 2011) accessed November 21, 2024
Disclaimer: This Working Paper should not be reported as representing the views of the IMF.The views expressed in this Working Paper are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent those of the IMF or IMF policy. Working Papers describe research in progress by the author(s) and are published to elicit comments and to further debate

Summary

In the last decade, a group of Latin American countries (Bolivia, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay) experienced a gradual, yet sustained decline in financial dollarization. This paper documents the stylized facts and uses a standard VAR approach to examine the drivers of both deposit and credit de-dollarization. It finds that the exchange rate appreciation has been a key factor explaining deposit de-dollarization. The introduction of prudential measures to create incentives to internalize the risks of dollarization (including an active management of reserve requirement differentials), the development of a capital market in local currency, and de-dollarization of deposits have all contributed to a decline in credit dollarization. Continuing efforts on these fronts, while maintaining macroeconomic stability and strong fundamentals, would help deepening de-dollarization.

Subject: Bank deposits, Credit, De-dollarization, Dollarization, Exchange rates, Financial services, Foreign exchange, Monetary policy, Money

Keywords: Bank deposits, Banking system, Bolivia, Credit, Credit dollarization, De-dollarization, Deposit, Deposit dollarization, Dollarization, Dollarization hysteresis, Dollarization level, Dollarization ratio, Exchange rate, Exchange rates, Foreign exchange, Paraguay, WP

Publication Details

  • Pages:

    23

  • Volume:

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  • DOI:

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  • Issue:

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  • Series:

    Working Paper No. 2011/010

  • Stock No:

    WPIEA2011010

  • ISBN:

    9781455211883

  • ISSN:

    1018-5941

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