01614cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF013437 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781475533408 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Monetary and Capital Markets Department. European Union : Publication of Financial Sector Assessment Program Documentation-Technical Note on Stress Testing of Banks. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2013. 1 online resource (32 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 article summarizes the European Union's stress testing exercises and future priorities. The 2011 solvency stress testing was marked by methodology and data. The exercise forced banks to increase the quality and quantity of capitalization. This test has many controversial issues, but the benefits of this bold approach overshadow the risks. Several stress testing exercises have filled the pages of literature; an additional stress test is reviewed here. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2013/068 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2013/068/002.2013.issue-068-en.xml IMF e-Library