01718cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF009417 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451840759 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Samoa : Assessment of Financial Sector Supervision and Regulation including Report on the Observance of Standards and Codes on Banking Supervision. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2007. 1 online resource (31 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 assessment of Financial Sector Supervision and Regulation for Samoa provides an overview of legal and institutional frameworks. Compliance with the Basel Core Principles (BCPs) for the supervision of international and domestic banks has improved considerably. Supervision of domestic banks should be strengthened further through issuance of additional guidance on banks' risk-taking activities and corporate governance. Consideration should be given to enhancing the operational independence of the Samoa International Finance Authority (SIFA) to supervise international banks. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2007/221 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2007/221/002.2007.issue-221-en.xml IMF e-Library