Download or read book Financial Sector Reforms in the South Pacific Island Countries written by T. K. Hayaraman and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 43 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Financial Sector Regulation and Supervision written by Mr.Klaus-Walter Riechel and published by International Monetary Fund. This book was released on 2001-11-01 with total page 17 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This paper discusses issues of financial sector regulation and supervision--including those concerning nonbank financial intermediaries--in small resource-constrained Pacific island countries. It advocates stronger cooperation in these areas and calls for increased financial and technical assistance. The paper also reviews recent international initiatives directed toward offshore financial centers and the fight against money laundering and other financial crime and explores their significance for the Pacific island countries.
Download or read book Does Money Matter in the South Pacific Island Countries written by T. K. Jayaraman and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Resilience and Growth in the Small States of the Pacific written by Hoe Ee Khor and published by International Monetary Fund. This book was released on 2016-08-10 with total page 458 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pacific island countries face unique challenges to realizing their growth potential and raising living standards. This book discusses ongoing challenges facing Pacific island countries and policy options to address them. Regional cooperation and solutions tailored to their unique challenges, as well as further integration with the Asia and Pacific region will each play a role. With concerted efforts, Pacific island countries can boost potential growth, increase resilience, and improve the welfare of their citizens.
Download or read book What Drives Interest Rate Spreads in Pacific Island Countries An Empirical Investigation written by Mr.Fazurin Jamaludin and published by International Monetary Fund. This book was released on 2015-05-04 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Growth has been sluggish in Pacific island countries (PICs). High cost of credit is likely one of the reasons. While the small scale, geographic dispersion, and vulnerability to shocks increase the cost and risk of credit in this country group, there is considerable variability in interest rate spreads both across countries and over time. This paper examines the determinants of lending rates and interest rate spreads in a panel of six PICs, extending the literature that was largely descriptive in nature or focused on a single country. Our results are in line with economic theory. We find that the size of the economy is negatively correlated with spreads, confirming the importance of scale. Inflation appears to have only marginal impact on spreads. High loan loss provisions and nonperforming loans increase the cost of credit. So does banking system concentration. Higher institutional quality is associated with lower spreads.
Download or read book Financial Sector Development in Pacific Island Economies Country reports written by Marian E. Bond and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Volume 1 assesses the state of financial sector development in seven of the 12 Pacific developing member countries of the Asian Development Bank (ADB). It consolidates the findings of individual country reports on the Fiji Islands, Kiribati, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, and Vanuatu, and recommends strategies for developing sound financial systems in the areas of macroeconomic policy, banking systems, nonbank financial institutions, financial markets, microfinance, and land tenure systems. Volume 2 specifically analyzes the attempts by Pacific developing member countries' governments to strengthen and develop their financial systems in order to promote economic development. They emanate from a regional technical assistance project that had the objective of formulating strategies for financial sector development, which would be the basis of a policy dialogue between the governments and ADB. Recommendations are of special relevance to the operations and management of central banks.
Download or read book Financial Institutions and Markets in the South Pacific written by Michael T. Skully and published by Springer. This book was released on 1987-06-18 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Revamping the Cook Islands Public Sector written by Vaine Iriano Wichman and published by Asian Development Bank. This book was released on 2008-12-01 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A 2001 report by the Australian Agency for International Development and the New Zealand Ministry for Foreign Affairs and Trade marked the beginning of efforts by both governments to increase their emphasis on aid harmonization in the Pacific. This was followed by a decision to pilot a cofunded program in the Cook Islands which is the subject of this case study. The case is presented through the eyes of Garth Henderson, the senior Cook Islands official responsible for aid management. This report describes how the Cook Islands government, through the aid harmonization process, enhanced its capacity for aid management while strengthening national ownership and forging a shared sense of direction by all stakeholders.
Download or read book The Political Economy of Economic Reform in the Pacific written by Ronald C. Duncan and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This collection of studies on the political economy of Pacific island countries was authored by writers from various disciplinary backgrounds. Their research confirms the results of political economy studies of economic reform in developing countries from elsewhere around the world and shines new light on the kinds of obstacles that have to be overcome for economic reform to be successful in the Pacific. This publication presents many valuable lessons for agencies assisting in the economic development of Pacific island countries"--Publisher's website.
Download or read book Reforming Trade Policy in Papua New Guinea and the Pacific Islands written by Kym Anderson and published by University of Adelaide Press. This book was released on 2009 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The countries of the South Pacific have struggled to generate sustainable economic growth since their independence. Interventionist policies have failed in the past here, as they have in all other regions. Business and government leaders in this region are now beginning to acknowledge - as has happened in many other developing country regions over the past two decades - that major reforms are needed to put their economies onto a higher growth path. This study examines the growth record of key Pacific island economies and identifies the reasons for their relatively poor performance. It then looks at the process of globalization that is affecting those and indeed all economies increasingly; and the role the WTO has played in that process.
Download or read book Economic Development in Seven Pacific Island Countries written by Christopher Browne and published by International Monetary Fund. This book was released on 1989 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book, by Christopher Browne with Douglas A. Scott, reviews the economic progress that Fiji, Kiribati, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Vanuatu, and Western Samoa have made since independence. An overview of the region examines development strategies, external economic relations, the role of the private sector, and the evolution of financial structures. Seven country studies describe the main characteristics of each economy, analyze performance over the past decade, and provide detailed statistics suitable for cross-country comparison.
Download or read book Pursuing Economic Reform in the Pacific written by Ronald C. Duncan and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report is concerned with how to assist the Pacific developing member countries (PDMCs) in moving forward with economic reforms. In particular, it looks at the factors constraining reforms in trade and investment policies, in competition policy, in the labour market, and in the provision of essential services.
Download or read book Sources of Private Sector Financing for Development in the Pacific Island Countries written by Savenaca Siwatibau and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Reforms in the Pacific written by Bruce Knapman and published by Australian Geographic. This book was released on 1999 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents the results of an assessment of Bank assistance to reform efforts in six Pacific Developing Member Countries (PDMCs). The assessment was undertaken at the request of the Board of Directors of the Bank. As the bank has transformed itself from being primarily a project lender to being a broad-based development institutions, a wave of economic, public sector and governance reform has broken on most PDMC shores.
Download or read book Private Investment and Macroeconomic Environment in the South Pacific Island Countries written by T. K. Jayaraman and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Financial Sector Development in Pacific Island Economies Country reports written by Bruce Knapman and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Are the Pacific Islands Ready for a Currency Union written by T. K. Jayaraman and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
