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Bank Capital Adequacy in Australia

Author/Editor: B. Jang, Niamh Sheridan.

Release Date: January, 2012

Price: $18.00

The paper finds that, given Australia's conservative approach in implementing the Basel II framework, Australian banks' headline capital ratios underestimate their capital strengths. Given their high more...



Australia; Staff Report for the 2011 Article IV Consultation

Release Date: October, 2011

Price: $18.00

Australia; Selected Issues

Release Date: October, 2011

Price: $18.00

New Zealand : Selected Issues Paper

Release Date: May, 2011

Price: $18.00

The Savings Working Group in New Zealand presented recommendations in February 2011, and suggested raising national saving by 2–3 percent of GDP. The increase in net public saving in the country more...



Public Debt Sustainability and Management in a Compound Option Framework

Author/Editor: Jorge A Chan-Lau, Andre Santos.

Release Date: January, 2010

Price: $18.00

This paper introduces the Asset and Liability Management (ALM) compound option model. The model builds on the observation that the public sector net worth in a multi-period setting corresponds to the more...



Australia : 2007 Article IV Consultation-Staff Report; Staff Supplement; and Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion

Release Date: September, 2007

Price: $18.00

This 2007 Article IV Consultation highlights that the lengthy expansion brought the Australian economy to a position of near full employment. Inflation had eased in late 2006 and early 2007, but more...



Conquering Fear of Floating : Australia's Successful Adaptation to a Flexible Exchange Rate

Author/Editor: Craig Beaumont, Li Cui.

Release Date: July, 2007

Price: $18.00

Australia has enjoyed fifteen years of uninterrupted economic expansion since 1992 despite shocks such as the Asian crisis in 1997-98 and the information technology bust in 2000-01. This resilient more...



Australia : Financial Sector Assessment Program: Technical Note: Investor Protection, Disclosure, and Financial Literacy

Release Date: December, 2006

Price: $18.00

This study reviews selected issues on investor protection and corporate governance in Australia, and concludes that the corporate governance framework for Australian-listed companies is largely more...



Australia : Mutual Evaluation Report: FATF Recommendations for Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism

Release Date: November, 2006

Price: $15.00

The evaluation of the anti-money laundering (AML) and combating the financing of terrorism (CFT) regime of Australia was based on the Forty Recommendations 2003 and the Eight Special Recommendations more...



Australia : Financial Sector Assessment Program: Detailed Assessment of Observance of Standards and Codes

Release Date: November, 2006

Price: $18.00

This assessment of the current state of Australia’s implementation of the Basel Core Principles for Effective Banking Supervision has been completed as part of a Financial Sector Assessment more...



Australia : Report on the Observance of Standards and Codes: FATF Recommendations for Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism

Release Date: November, 2006

Price: $15.00

The report provides a summary of the Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) measures in place in Australia. It describes and analyzes those measures, and provides more...



Australia : Financial System Stability Assessment, including Reports on the Observance of Standards and Codes on the following topics: Banking Supervision, Insurance Regulation, Securities Regulation, and Payment Systems

Release Date: October, 2006

Price: $18.00

The Australian banking system, which holds approximately half of total financial systems assets, and is dominated by four major banks, is sound with high earnings, high asset growth, and low levels more...



Australia : Selected Issues

Release Date: October, 2006

Price: $18.00

Australia’s large external deficits appear sustainable. There are, however, risks associated with the resulting external debt that need continued careful management. These deficits, which more...



Australia : Staff Report for the 2006 Article IV Consultation

Release Date: October, 2006

Price: $18.00

Economic growth is strengthening, stimulated by the high terms of trade. Monetary policy has been tightened appropriately. A flexible monetary policy response to potential external shocks, including more...



Australia : Information Note on Fiscal Data

Release Date: October, 2006

Price: $15.00

The Australian government registered strong financial performance during the period under review. There was an increase in net worth owing to transactions, as measured by the net operating balance more...



Australia:Selected Issues

Release Date: September, 2005

Price: $20.00

This Selected Issues paper reviews how Australia's economy has adapted to a flexible Australian Dollar. The paper provides a background on the float and the initial policy challenges. It discusses more...



Australia:Staff Report for the 2005 Article IV Consultation

Release Date: September, 2005

Price: $20.00

This 2005 Article IV Consultation highlights that Australia has implemented wide-ranging structural reforms and strengthened the frameworks for monetary and fiscal policies over the past two decades. more...



Australia : Staff Report for the 2004 Article IV Consultation

Release Date: November, 2004

Price: $15.00

Australia’s 2004 Article IV Consultation reports that economic growth has rebounded, underpinned by continued buoyancy of domestic demand, an improvement in the external environment, and a more...



Australia : Selected Issues

Release Date: November, 2004

Price: $15.00

This Selected Issues paper for Australia highlights the dynamics of the Australian real exchange rate and its impact on Australia’s trade. The main findings are that the Australian real more...



Euro Area Policies

Release Date: August, 2004

Price: $15.00

The staff report on Euro Area Policies highlights cyclical growth developments and risks. The area’s real GDP growth has picked up, responding to strong foreign demand and relaxed financial more...



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