01931cas a2200265 a 4500 AALejournalIMF002676 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451974195 1934-7456 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Canales Kriljenko, Jorge. Financial Integration in Central America : Prospects and Adjustment Needs / Jorge Canales Kriljenko, Padamja Khandelwal, Alexander Lehmann. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2003. 1 online resource (28 pages) IMF Policy Discussion Papers <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 We assess the current barriers to trade in financial services in the six Central American countries seeking a free trade agreement with the United States (the CAFTA) and examine the relative merits of regional and multilateral liberalization. Even though there are few formal barriers, deficiencies in regulatory and competition standards and in the judicial systems still restrict the participation of foreign institutions in the financial systems in the region. A greater presence of such institutions could support other objectives of trade and investment liberalization, though it would require several adjustments in prudential supervision at national levels and greater cooperation between members of the CAFTA. Mode of access: Internet Khandelwal, Padamja. Lehmann, Alexander. IMF Policy Discussion Papers; Policy Discussion Paper ; No. 2003/003 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/003/2003/003/003.2003.issue-003-en.xml IMF e-Library