01673cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF005839 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451809961 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Cyprus : Financial Sector Assessment Program Update; Technical Note; Measuring Banking Stability in Cyprus. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2009. 1 online resource (67 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 Various indicators place Cyprus's banking system soundness ahead of emerging countries but behind advanced economies. This report discusses financial sector stability in Cyprus, using a combination of accounting-based and market-based indicators, and stress tests. Cypriot commercial banks are weaker than their counterparts in Greece and also less stable than cooperative banks in Cyprus. Credit risk appears as the main source of risk in the banking sector, with demand for real estate slowing, declining property price growth as well as Cyprus's high household indebtedness. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2009/171 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2009/171/002.2009.issue-171-en.xml IMF e-Library