02510cas a2200349 a 4500 AALejournalIMF007980 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781455292585 2617-6742 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Guerra, Ivan. Policies to Address Banking Sector Weakness : Evolution of Financial Markets and Institutional Indicators / Ivan Guerra, R. B. (Robert Barry) Johnston, Karim Youssef, Andre Santos. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2009. 1 online resource (26 pages) IMF Staff Position Notes <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 paper reviews the impact of policies to address banking sector weaknesses through the first months of 2009. At the time of this assessment, central bank intervention had successfully addressed pressures on bank liquidity, but the underlying financial position of financial institutions, particularly the large complex financial institutions (LCFIs), remained precarious. Although Tier 1 ratios had been boosted through the capital injections, tangible common equity (TCE) remained at a critical level for most institutions. Asset quality was weakening, and credit spreads for LCFIs remained wide. Measures had not stemmed the market-driven deleveraging process, and lending surveys pointed to various levels of credit tightening in the United States, Europe, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. The success of government support measures can be assessed by their impact on bank soundness indicators. Government support measures should have a positive effect on bank soundness by improving bank liquidity, profitability, capital adequacy, and asset quality. Mode of access: Internet Asset imf Bank imf Commercial Paper imf Market imf SPN imf United States imf Johnston, R. B. (Robert Barry). Santos, Andre. Youssef, Karim. IMF Staff Position Notes; Staff Position Note ; No. 2009/024 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/004/2009/024/004.2009.issue-024-en.xml IMF e-Library