01832cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF002785 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451826081 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia : Financial System Stability Assessment, including Reports on the Observance of Standards and Codes on the following topics; Banking Supervision, Payment Systems, Monetary and Financial Policy Transparency, and Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2003. 1 online resource (45 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 The financial system remains vulnerable to weak governance in smaller banks and also to weaknesses in banks' balance sheets. Banking is characterized by high real interest rates, large spreads, and a limited appetite for lending. Stress tests indicate that the banking system is relatively resilient to the direct effects of individual shocks, with credit risk having the greatest impact. Deficiencies in the framework for banks' liquidity management are developmental in nature but need to be addressed to avoid systemic problems. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2003/374 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2003/374/002.2003.issue-374-en.xml IMF e-Library