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Loss of Correspondent Banking Relationships in the Caribbean: Trends, Impact, and Policy Options

By Trevor Serge Coleridge Alleyne, Jacques Bouhga-Hagbe, Thomas Dowling, Dmitriy Kovtun, Alla Myrvoda, Joel Chiedu Okwuokei, Jarkko Turunen

September 29, 2017

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Trevor Serge Coleridge Alleyne, Jacques Bouhga-Hagbe, Thomas Dowling, Dmitriy Kovtun, Alla Myrvoda, Joel Chiedu Okwuokei, and Jarkko Turunen. Loss of Correspondent Banking Relationships in the Caribbean: Trends, Impact, and Policy Options, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 2017) accessed December 21, 2024

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Summary

Banks across the Caribbean have lost important Correspondent Banking Relationships (CBRs). The macroeconomic impact has so far been limited, in part because banks either have multiple relationships or have been successful in replacing lost CBRs. However, the cost of services has increased substantially, some services have been cut back, and some sectors have experienced reduced access. Policy options to address multiple drivers, including lower profitability and risk aversion by global banks, require tailored actions by several stakeholders.

Subject: Anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT), Banking, Commercial banks, Compliance costs, Correspondent banking, Crime, Financial institutions, Financial services, Offshore financial centers, Revenue administration

Keywords: AML/CFT, Anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT), Bank service, Banks in the Caribbean, BIS bank liability, Caribbean, CBR transaction, Central bank, Commercial banks, Compliance costs, Correspondent banking, Corrrespondent banking, Fintech, Global, Loss of CBR, Offshore financial centers, Remittances, Respondent bank, Small states, WP

Publication Details

  • Pages:

    46

  • Volume:

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  • Series:

    Working Paper No. 2017/209

  • Stock No:

    WPIEA2017209

  • ISBN:

    9781484320686

  • ISSN:

    1018-5941