01924cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF003288 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451813555 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. France : Financial System Stability Assessment, including Reports on the Observance of Standards and Codes on the following topics; Monetary and Financial Policy Transparency, Banking Supervision, Securities Regulation, Insurance Regulation, Payment Systems, Securities Settlement, and Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2004. 1 online resource (111 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 Financial System Stability Assessment on France reviews the institutional and regulatory framework. Consolidation among financial institutions has resulted in six large universal, vertically integrated banking groups having a strong position in the domestic market. Bank profitability has improved markedly over the past decade and is in line with average euro area levels. Systemic vulnerabilities in the important insurance sector are well contained. The government debt market is large, and the corporate debt market has been growing rapidly since the introduction of the euro. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2004/344 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2004/344/002.2004.issue-344-en.xml IMF e-Library