01881cas a2200277 a 4500 AALejournalIMF012854 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 15.00 USD 9781589062726 0251-6365 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Sheridan, Niamh. Capital Markets and Financial Intermediation in The Baltics / Niamh Sheridan, Alfred Schipke, Susan George, Christian Beddies. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2004. 1 online resource (43 pages) Occasional Papers <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 In just over a decade after independence, the three Baltic countries, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, have transformed themselves into fully functioning, small open-market economies that will be joining the European Union. Capital Markets and Financial Intermediation in The Baltics analyzes the financial systems of the three countries and discusses some of their unique characteristics. The study also examines current distortions of the systems and discusses whether or not the Baltics should move from an almost exclusively bank-based system to one that relies more on capital markets. In the process, it addresses issues of corporate governance and regional integration. Mode of access: Internet Beddies, Christian. George, Susan. Schipke, Alfred. Occasional Papers; Occasional Paper ; No. 2004/002 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/books/084/01097-9781589062726-en/01097-9781589062726-en-book.xml IMF e-Library