International Capital Markets: Developments, Prospects, and Key Policy Issues 1997

World Economic and Financial Surveys, December 8, 1997

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• Published: December 8, 1997
• Series: World Economic and Financial Surveys
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781557756862.083

Overview and scope

• Provides a comprehensive survey of recent developments in international financial markets, including developments in emerging capital markets, bond markets, major currency markets, and derivative markets.
• Focuses on efforts by the major industrial countries to strengthen the management of financial risk and prundential oversight over the international banking system.
• Critically evaluates existing mechanisms for international cooperation of financial supervision and regulation and proposes the development of international banking standards.
• Publication date: December 8, 1997.

Major thematic findings

• Coverage areas:
  • Emerging capital markets
  • Bond markets
  • Major currency markets
  • Derivative markets
• Institutional emphasis:
  • Strengthening management of financial risk by major industrial countries
  • Strengthening prudential oversight over the international banking system
  • Critical evaluation of mechanisms for international cooperation of financial supervision and regulation
  • Proposal for the development of international banking standards

Policy recommendations and proposals

• Strengthen the management of financial risk at the major industrial country level.
• Enhance prudential oversight over the international banking system.
• Improve mechanisms for international cooperation in financial supervision and regulation.
• Develop and adopt international banking standards.

Subjects and keywords

• Subject: Banking, Commercial banks, Currency markets, Emerging and frontier financial markets, External debt, Financial institutions, Financial markets, Foreign currency debt, Securities markets
• Keywords: Africa, Asia and Pacific, bank, Commercial banks, Currency markets, debt, Emerging and frontier financial markets, Europe, Foreign currency debt, Global, loan, market, market participant, market surveillance, Middle East, NDF market, Securities markets, single-market initiative, United States economy vis-à-vis Europe, WEFS

Notes and publication history

• This title ceased publication in August 2001.
• Both the Report and the Emerging Market Financing quarterly (published 2000-2001) have been replaced by a new quarterly, The Global Financial Stability Report, created to provide timely and comprehensive coverage of both mature and emerging financial markets.

International Capital Markets: Developments, Prospects, and Key Policy Issues 1997 — World Economic and Financial Surveys, December 8, 1997.