01756cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF009419 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451840766 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Samoa : Detailed Assessment of Compliance with the Basel Core Principles for Effective Banking Supervision. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2007. 1 online resource (51 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 Detailed Assessment of Compliance with the Basel Core Principles for Samoa highlights general preconditions for effective banking supervision. The Central Bank of Samoa (CBS) should consider introducing some straightforward specific capital charges for market price risk and foreign exchange risk. The CBS should require banks to have in place mechanisms for regularly valuing collateral and assessing the strength of guarantees. Several recommendations to further improve the regulatory role of the CBS in accordance with current international standards have been noted and future efforts shall focus on incorporating and developing these as appropriate. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2007/222 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2007/222/002.2007.issue-222-en.xml IMF e-Library