01706cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF002413 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451809640 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Costa Rica : Financial System Stability Assessment. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2003. 1 online resource (56 pages) IMF Staff Country Reports <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students This paper presents key findings of the Financial System Stability Assessment for Costa Rica. The Costa Rican financial system exhibits some immediate strengths deriving from an environment with limited historic volatility and a predominant state participation in financial intermediation. Nonetheless, important underlying macroeconomic and structural tensions could undermine the stability of the system in the event of a major shock, or compromise its medium-term sustainability should tensions continue to accumulate. Main sources of tension on the macroeconomic front are a large fiscal deficit and a high public debt as well as a high and rising dollarization. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2003/103 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2003/103/002.2003.issue-103-en.xml IMF e-Library