01928cas a2200253 a 4500 AALejournalIMF004081 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451804607 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Kingdom of Bahrain : Financial System Stability Assessment, including Reports on the Observance of Standards and Codes on the following topics, Banking Supervision, Insurance Supervision, Securities Regulation, and Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2006. 1 online resource (89 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 Kingdom of Bahrain's Financial System Stability Assessment highlights banking supervision, insurance supervision, securities regulation, and antimoney laundering and combating the financing of terrorism. The banking sector is well capitalized. Asset quality has been improving and provisioning is high. Profitability surged in 2004-05, but historically, return on equity has been moderate for many institutions. Favorable liquidity conditions have caused regional equity and real estate markets to surge. Consumer lending has grown rapidly, although it slowed in 2005 following a tightening of loan to income limits. Mode of access: Internet Bahrain, Kingdom of imf IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2006/091 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2006/091/002.2006.issue-091-en.xml IMF e-Library