01554cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF011919 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781475504286 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Spain : The Reform of Spanish Savings Banks Technical Notes. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2012. 1 online resource (34 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 technical note assesses the reform of Spanish savings banks (SSBs). It provides a brief overview of the SSB institutional framework before the reform, and describes the main factors that led to the financial distress, albeit uneven, of the SSB sector. The note outlines major regulatory and institutional reforms of SSBs. It evaluates the main achievements of the reforms to date, and also considers improvements to the current framework and potential developments in the SSB institutional framework. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2012/141 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2012/141/002.2012.issue-141-en.xml IMF e-Library